Follis (40 Nummi) of Leo VI, emperor of Byzantium 886 912 from Constantinople

A.D. 886–912

Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 7.83 g, 6:00, 26 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Jonathan P. Rosen, J.D. 1970
Accession Number: 2001.87.3853
Geography: Made in Constantinople
Culture: Byzantine
Period: 9th–10th century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Leo VI and Alexander enthroned facing front, with labarum in middle

Reverse Description: Cross and linear inscription

Provenance

Ariadne Galleries, New York, from about 1980 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, nummi

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