Coin of Leo VI
CoinsByzantine9th-10th century

Coin of Leo VI

886-912 CE

Artists

Leo VICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: To l., figure of Leo VI, with short beard; to r., shorter figure of Alexander, beardless. Both seated facing on double throne, wearing modified loros and crown with cross. Between them, they hold labarum with r., Alexander holds akakia in l. Rev.: Inscription.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Century
9th-10th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.85 g

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