E-auction 163-99807 - bby_391513 - LEO IV THE KHAZAR and CONSTANTINE VI Follis

LEO IV THE KHAZAR and CONSTANTINE VI Follis VF

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	72 €
Maximum bid :	130 €
End of the sale :	30 May 2016 15:21:00
bidders :	9 bidders

Type : Follis

Date: 776-778

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : copper

Diameter : 23 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,75 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan mince à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.11 - R.1772 - Do.4 - BN/B.1 - BC.1586 (55£) - DMBR.24 /4 (300€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Bustes de Léon IV à gauche et de Constantin VI à droite de face couronnés ; au milieu une croix ; ils sont tous les deux couronnés, vêtus de la chlamyde.

Reverse

Reverse legend : M/ B - A.

Reverse description : Bustes à mi corps de Léon III, Constantin V, couronnées et vêtus du loros sur une ligne ; au-dessous, grande M accostée de deux letttres.

Commentary

Poids léger. Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la troisième fois que nous le proposons à la vente.

Historical background

LEO IV THE KHAZAR and CONSTANTINE VI

(24/04/776 - 8/09/780)

Leo IV is the son of Constantine V and his first wife, a Khazar princess. Associated with the throne on June 6, 751, he succeeded his father on September 14, 775. Leo IV was married to Irene, who took an important ascendancy in the affairs of the Empire. Constantin VI, their son was proclaimed august on April 24, 776. When Leo IV died after five years of reign on September 8, 780, Irene was appointed regent for her minor son, ten years old.