Gilt Imitation of Constantine V Kopronymos’ Solidus from the Mountainous Crimea
Journal: Античная древность и средние века
Year: 2024

The finds of imitations of Early Byzantine solidi (sixth to eighth century) made of base metals and usually gilt are known in the Crimea for ages. For the most part, these finds imitate the well-known solidi of Constantinople minted by Leo III the Isaurian (717–741). This paper replenishes this group of numismatic finds with an imitation of the solidus of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos (741–775) recently discovered in the Mountainous Crimea, in the vicinity of present-day Bogatyr’ village, Bak