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Solidus - Constantine V, Leo III
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 741-751 |
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| Weight | 4.43 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Frontal crowned bust of Leo III, grandfather of Constantine V, similarly depicted with a short beard and imperial chlamys fastened at the right shoulder. As on the obverse, the figure holds a cross potent on base in the right hand and an akakia in the left, underscoring dynastic continuity and shared imperial authority. The encircling legend reads G LЄON PAMЧL, identifying the figure as 'Leo grandfather.' The portrait conforms to the standardized, frontally composed style of mid-Byzantine imperial imagery, serving both a dynastic and theological commemorative function. |
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| Mint | Constantinople |
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