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Offline Petronius

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Byzantine AE
« on: December 11, 2017, 10:04:28 am »
Dear Colleagues,
Your help is needed here to identify this byzantine bronze flat coin. Unfortunately I didn’t take weight and diameter, but coin’s diameter is like the antoninianus.
Thank you in advance for your professional assistance.
Be well
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Re: Byzantine AE
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2017, 11:15:52 am »
It appears to be:

LEO IV the Khazar, with CONSTANTINE VI. 775-780. AE follis.  Constantinople mint. Struck 778-780.
Crowned facing busts of Leo IV and Constantine VI; cross between their heads /
Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V; B A across field,
all above horizontal bar below which M between X and N.  SB 1586. DOC 4


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Re: Byzantine AE
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2017, 12:19:54 pm »
Thank you Pogh_poor for your help!
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