Leo IV and Constantine VI (776–80)
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription. Wreath border.
EOOPRSSVVSA,IS
En onom(ati) tu p(at)r(o)s (καὶ) tu y(io)u (καὶ) tu a(g)iu b(ne)u(mato)s.
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription. Wreath border.
EOOPRSSVVSA,IS
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.
LEO
SCOS
IOSP
ISOIASI
LISRO
AIO
Leon (ce) Const[a]ntinos pistoi basilis Romaion.
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4277 (formerly DO 55.1.4277) |
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Diameter | 39.0 mm; field: 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 34.1; Zacos–Veglery, no. 37. |
Translation
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.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Vol. 3, Leo III to Nicephorus III (717–1081) (Open in Zotero)
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).