E-auction 15-3868 - bby_272108 - LEO VI THE WISE Follis

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Estimate :	45 €
Price :	12 €
Maximum bid :	15 €
End of the sale :	29 July 2013 15:44:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Follis

Date: 886

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : copper

Diameter : 27 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 8,96 g.

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan large, bien centré à l’usure importante, mais lisible et identifiable. Patine verte, légèrement granuleuse

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.8 - R.1873 - Do.8 /1 - BN/B.14 - BC.1729 - DMBR.34 /5-2 (100€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : + LEON BAS-ILEVS ROM'.

Obverse description : Buste couronné de Léon VI de face, vêtu de la chlamyde, tenant l'akakia de la main gauche.

Obverse translation : (Léon roi des Romains).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + LEON/ EN QEO/ BA/ SILEVS R/OMEON.

Reverse description : en quatre lignes.

Reverse translation : (Léon par la grâce de Dieu, roi des Romains),.

Commentary

Buste ramassé. Sur cet exemplaire, l’akakia est peu visible ainsi que la fibule d’attache sur la chlamyde.
Short bust. On this example, the akakia is barely visible, as is the fibula attached to the chlamys.