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Follis of Constantine V and Leo IV (Class 2)

Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 751–775
Object Place: Provincial, Byzantine, Middle East; Mint: Syracuse

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 19 mm; Weight: 2.08 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.300
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Two half-length figures facing, Constantine V on l., bearded, Leo IV on r., beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in r. hand akakia. Between heads, cross. Reverse: Half-length figure of Leo III facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in r. hand, cross potent on base.