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Follis of Leo VI (Class 3)
Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 886–912
Object Place: Byzantine, Middle East; Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm; Weight: 5.62 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Leo VI with short beard, facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross. On r. shoulder, roundel with central pellet. In l. hand, akakia. Reverse: +LЄΟȠ ЄȠΘЄΟbΑ SILЄVSR OMЄOȠ