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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-B4652
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Leo V; Constantine; Syracuse
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Sicily: Syracuse
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  813-820
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  2.10
Weight (g):  2.67
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 734; bt. A. H. Baldwin 1948.
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Description:  Obverse: bust of Leo bearded wearing loros and cross crown holding cross potent in r. hand. Reverse: bust of Constantine beardless facing wearing chlamys and cross crown holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: Λ EO* (Leo). Reverse: K ONCT (Constantine). C I for Sicily.

Bibliography:  DOC III.1 pl.XIX AE17.3, BN II pl.LXXI Sy/AE/08

Notes:  Overstruck, E before K on reverse, which from size and position would indicate a Constantinopolitan original (potentially at least); very roughly clipped twice to bottom right and top left of obverse bust.

4 Related People

Syracuse
Greek; Roman; Byzantine


Constantine
Armenian


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Leo V
Armenian

820-12-25
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