bby_602429 - LEO V THE ARMENIAN and CONSTANTINE Follis
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Price : 195.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 195.00 €
Type : Follis
Date: 813-820
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,77 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré. Beaux portraits. Usure régulière. Revers de style fin. Jolie patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEON S CONS.
Obverse description : Bustes de Léon V et de Constantin V de face couronnés, vêtus de la chlamyde.
Obverse translation : (Léon et Constantin).
Reverse
Reverse legend : X/X/X - N/N/N/ A.
Reverse description : Grande M surmontée d’une croisette.
Commentary
Ce type associant le père et le fils est frappé entre 813 et 820.
This type associating the father and the son was struck between 813 and 820
This type associating the father and the son was struck between 813 and 820
Historical background
LEO V THE ARMENIAN and CONSTANTINE
(25/12/813-25/12/820)
Leo V did not have time to pursue the iconoclastic quarrel. Following fierce repression, he was assassinated in Saint Sophia Cathedral on Christmas Day with his son Constantine. Leo V had won great victories against the Bulgarians, especially against Krum. Leo V is a contemporary of Charlemagne, whom his predecessor Michael I had recognized as Emperor of the West in 812..
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