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ID number: BIRBI-B4509 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Leo III; Constantine V; Constantinople Denomination: Solidus Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 717-741 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 4.42 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0339 |

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Description: Obverse: Bust facing in chlamys, cross crown and short beard, akakia in l. hand, globus cruciger in r. hand. Reverse: bust facing in chlamys, cross crown and beardless, akakia in l. hand, globus cruciger in r. hand.
Inscriptions: Obverse: dNO LEON P A MUL (Lord Leo, eternal emperor for many years). Reverse: ϽN CONSτ ANτINЧS (Lord Constantine). Off. M (?)
Bibliography: DOC III.1 AV4.f BN II pl.LXVI AV/02
Notes: Has been XRF tested as part of the 'All That Glitters...' project.
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