Description: Archaios Numismatics __________________________________________ Description: Byzantine Bronze Follis of Emperor Leo V "The Armenian" and Constantine (Symbatios) , circa 8142-815 AD. Obverse: Crowned bust of Leo facing, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. Λ-E/O/N around head; Reverse: Crowned bust of Constantine facing, unbearded and wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; C - I across field Mint: Syracuse Size: 19mm Weight: 2.90 g Ref: Ratto 1808 Inventory: 56.6Condition: gVF. Coin is on a compact flan as typical for this type. Really nice example of this type and much more scarce/rare than the Ratto 1806/7 type with Star to right and LEO vs LEON ! Use the Picture as your judge as grading is subjective. Note: Leo V was Emperor of the Byzanine Empire from 813 until 820 AD. Leo was the son of the patrician Bardas, who was of Armenian descent. Leo served in 803 under the rebel general Bardanes Tourkos, whom he deserted in favor of Emperor Nikephoros I. The Emperor rewarded Leo with two palaces, but later exiled him for marrying the daughter of another rebel, the patrician Arsaber. As a senior general, he forced his predecessor, Michael I Rangabe, to abdicate and assumed the throne. He ended the decade-long war with the Bulgars, and initiated the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm. He was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian, one of his most trusted generals, who succeeded him on the throne.Constantine was Leo V's son and co-emperor. Originally named Symbatios (from the Armenian Smbat) he was the eldest son of the Byzantine emperor Leo V the Armenian. Soon after the coronation of his father, he was crowned co-emperor and renamed Constantine. He reigned nominally along with his father until the latter's deposition in 820, after which he was exiled to Prote, one of the Princes Islands, as a monk. Excerpts taken from Head, Hist. Numorum, and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Denomination: Follis
Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
Composition: Bronze
Era: Ancient
