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Follis - Leo IV and Constantine VI Syracuse
| Uitgever | Byzantine Empire |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 776-780 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Crowned facing busts of the co-emperors Leo III (left) and Constantine V (right), each depicted with a short beard and wearing the imperial loros. A cross separates the two busts in the upper field. Three pellets appear to the left and three pellets to the right of the cross, all above a horizontal dividing line. The inscription CIK appears in the exergue below the line. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Syracuse operated as one of the last Byzantine mints in the western Mediterranean, increasingly isolated after the Arab conquests reshaped the region. The joint reign coinage of Leo IV and his young son Constantine VI reflects a deliberate co-emperorship strategy — Constantine was crowned co-emperor in 776 at roughly five years old, largely to consolidate dynastic legitimacy against rival claimants. Syracuse's output from this period is characteristically irregular in flan quality, a product of limited local resources rather than carelessness, and examples with full, centered strikes are genuinely uncommon.