bby_790782 - CONSTANTINE V and LEO IV Follis
60.00 €(Approx. 63.00$ | 49.80£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Follis
Date: 757-769
Mint name / Town : Syracusa
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,97 g.
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Jolis bustes. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse description : Bustes de Constantin V à gauche et de Léon IV à droite, couronnés et vêtus de la chlamyde, tenant chacun de la main droite l'akakia ; au milieu, une croisette.
Obverse legend : K - L- D/E/O/N.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grand buste de Léon III couronné, vêtu de la chlamyde, tenant une croix potencée de la main droite.
Reverse legend : L/E/w/N - DES.
Commentary
Le droit n’est pas le côté où est représenté Léon III. Sur ces folles, les légendes sont tronquées ou ne sont plus visibles.
Historical background
CONSTANTINE V and LEO IV
(06/6/751-09/14/775)
During the reign of Constantine V, Ravenna fell into the hands of the Lombards. At the same time, the Byzantines lost much of their authority over the papacy and Italy in general. That same year, Pepin the Short became king of the Franks and inaugurated a new dynasty, the Carolingians. In the East, Constantine won considerable victories over Islam and celebrated a triumph at Constantinople in 763. Iconoclast like his father Leo III, he fought the pope, the iconodules and the Greek monastic movements who opposed his religious policy..
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sell
Full data
cgbfr.com numismatists
