Live auction - bby_386549 - LEO VI THE WISE Miliaresion
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| Estimate : | 550 € |
| Price : | 480 € |
| Maximum bid : | 490 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 April 2016 14:53:36 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Miliaresion
Date: 908-912
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,85 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré à l’usure régulière. Patine gris foncé de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IHSYS XRI-STYS NICA.
Obverse description : Croix potencée posée sur trois degrés au-dessus d’un globe.
Obverse translation : (Jésus Christ vainqueur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + LEON/ CE/ CONSTANTI/N’ EN X’ EV/SEBIS BASI/LI’ RWM’.
Reverse description : Légende en cinq lignesdans un triple grènetis perlé et bouleté.
Reverse translation : (Léon et Constantin par la grâce de Dieu, rois des Romains),.
Commentary
Le revers associé Léon VI et Constantin (futur Constantin VII).
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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