Leo IV and Constantine VI (776–80)
Previous Editions
DO Seals 6 no. 34.1; Zacos–Veglery, no. 37.
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription. Wreath border.
En onom(ati) tu p(at)r(o)s (καὶ) tu y(io)u (καὶ) tu a(g)iu b(ne)u(mato)s.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Wreath border.
Leon (ce) Const[a]ntinos pistoi basilis Romaion.
En onomati tu patros καὶ tu yiou καὶ tu agiu bneumatos Leon ce Constantinos pistoi basilis Romaion.
Leo and Constantine, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, faithful basileis of the Romans.
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Commentary:
Aniconic miliaresia were struck in the names of Leo IV and Constantine VI between 776 and 780 (DOC 3.1:3.4 [pl. 12]).
On the obverse, note that PATROS is abbreviated PRS, and PNEUMATOS as bUS, with bU retrograde for PN (see also BZS.1958.106.581 and BZS.1958.106.589).
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 6: Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, vol. 3, Leo III to Nicephorus III (717–1081)
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