bby_247800 - LEO VI THE WISE Follis
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 85.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 85.00 €
Type : Follis
Date: 886
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,23 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan mince large et ovale, bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Belle patine verte, légèrement granuleuse
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
Poids très léger. Buste particulier, large et massif. Sur cet exemplaire, l’akakia est bien visible ainsi que la fibule d’attache sur la chlamyde.
Very light weight. Particular bust, broad and massive. On this example, the akakia is clearly visible as well as the fibula attachment on the chlamys
Very light weight. Particular bust, broad and massive. On this example, the akakia is clearly visible as well as the fibula attachment on the chlamys
Historical background
LEO VI THE WISE
(08/28/886-05/11/912)
Leo VI, Basil's second son, eventually succeeded him in 886. Nicknamed the "Philosopher", he completed the legal work begun by his father, which he published under the generic term Basilica. These works were written in Greek and used throughout the medieval period. His son, Constantine VII, was associated with power in 908 and came to power, a minor, in 913, after the death of Alexander VI, brother of Leo VI..
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