bby_1064477 - LEO V THE ARMENIAN and CONSTANTINE Follis
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Type : Follis
Date: 814-815
Mint name / Town : Syracusa
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,40 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan irrégulier, légèrement décentré. Patine verte
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste de Léon V de face, vêtu du loros, tenant une croix potencée ; une étoile dans le champ à droite.
Obverse legend : L-E/O/N
Obverse translation : (Léon).
Reverse
Reverse legend : C - I.
Reverse description : Buste de Constantin de face, vêtu de la chlamyde, tenant un globe crucigère.
Reverse legend : K-ON
Reverse translation : (Sicile/ Constantin).
Commentary
Le droit est bien le portrait de Léon V avec le loros qui est une cuirasse ornementée.
The right is indeed the portrait of Leo V with the loros which is an ornamented breastplate
The right is indeed the portrait of Leo V with the loros which is an ornamented breastplate
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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