1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 775 - 780
date: label: date made
content: 775 - 780
name: label: maker
content: Leo IV Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Leo IV
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 775 - 780
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Facing busts of Leo IV with short beard and Constantine VI beardless to his right, each wearing crown and chlamys; between their heads a pellet and cross above.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LEON / VS / S / EGGON / CONSTANTINOS
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait busts of Leo III and Constantine V each wearing a short beard, crown, and loros; pellet between their heads and cross above.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: LEON / PAP / CONSTANTIONOS / PATHR
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
label: city
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Byzantine Coins
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content: Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.68.159.6089
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6089
label: accession number
content: 283645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .11 cm x 2.02 cm; 1/32 in x 25/32 in