E-auction 82-41385 - bby_310572 - LEO V THE ARMENIAN and CONSTANTINE Follis
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 34 € |
| Maximum bid : | 45 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 November 2014 16:23:00 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Follis
Date: 814-815
Mint name / Town : Syracusa
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,05 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et très irrégulier. Très beaux portraits de Léon V et de Constantin. Jolie patine vert olive
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
Poids très léger. Le droit est bien le portrait de Léon V avec le loros qui est une cuirasse ornementée.
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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