bby_466157 - LEO VI THE WISE Follis
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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 250.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 250.00 €
Type : Follis
Date: 886
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,78 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale, irrégulier, bien centré. Belle représentation de Léon VI en pied. Joli revers Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : + LEON BAS-ILEVS ROM'.
Obverse description : Léon VI trônant à de face, couronné, vêtu du loros, tenant le labarum de la main droite et 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 allongé de Léon VI. Sur cet exemplaire, l’akakia est peu visible.
Very light weight. Reclining bust of Leo VI. On this example, the akakia is barely visible.
Very light weight. Reclining bust of Leo VI. On this example, the akakia is barely visible.
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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