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Solidus with bust of Leo III
Byzantine, Constantinople
Reign of Leo III
about A.D. 737–741
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 4.45 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.309
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bNDLEO NRAMYL Bust facing, bearded, wearing chalamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia; at end, H
Reverse: bNCONST ANTINYS Bust facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia; inscr. preeded by NC
Reverse: bNCONST ANTINYS Bust facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia; inscr. preeded by NC
Provenance1965, bequest of Mary Stacy Beaman (Mrs. Edward Jackson) Holmes (b.1875- d.1964), Boston, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1965)