bby_1003550 - LEONTIUS Solidus

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Type : Solidus

Date: c. 695-698

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰

Diameter : 18,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,46 g.

Rarity : R2

Officine: 7e

Slab

NGC :

Coments on the condition:

Magnifique exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Buste de toute beauté, finement détaillé. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Patine de collection

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.- - R.- - Do.1 b - BN/B.- - BC.1330 (900£) - DMBR.15 /1 (2200€)

Predigree :

Exemplaire sous coque NGC Ch MS (Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5)

Obverse

Obverse legend : D LEO-N PE AG.

Obverse description : Buste diadémé, couronnée de face, vêtu du loros, tenant l’akakia de la main droite et le globe crucigère de la main gauche.

Obverse translation : “Dominus Leontius Perpetuus Augustus”, (Seigneur Léon perpétuel auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : VICTORIA AVGY(THÊTA) // CONOB.

Reverse description : Croix potencée posée sur sur trois degrés.

Reverse translation : “Victoria Augusti”, (Victoire de l’auguste).

Historical background

LEONTIUS

(late 695 - late 698)

General Leonce, strategist of the nome Hellas revolted against the tyranny of Justinian II in 695. The emperor had his tongue and nose cut off and was sent into exile in Cherson. Taking advantage of the political crisis, the Arabs resumed their victorious conquest of North Africa and seized Carthage in 698. Leonce's regime did not survive this crisis. He was overthrown by Aspimar who took the name of Tiberius III. Léonce was exiled after being mutilated too. In 705, when Justinian II regained power, after torturing them and exposing them to the public, Leonce and Tiberius III were both executed..

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