Byzantine Coins of Constantine V

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Constantine V Copronymus, 25 March 720 - 14 September 775 A.D.

Joint rule as junior emperor with Leo III (his father), 25 March 720 - 18 June 741 A.D.
Joint rule with Leo IV (his son), 6 June 751 - 14 September 775 A.D.

Constantine V was a successful military commander, defeating Bulgarians and Umayyad Muslims. Unfortunately his iconoclast policies diminished Byzantine influence in the West and he lost Ravenna to the Lombards in 751 A.D.

Byzantine Empire, Constantine V and Leo IV, 6 June 751 - 14 September 775 A.D.
	In 773, the mathematical concept of the number zero was introduced in Bagdad.

BZ58796. Bronze follis, Anastasi 434; DOC III, part 1, 19; SBCV 1569, aEF, weight 2.635 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 180^o, Sicily, Syracuse mint, obverse K - ΛE/O/N, Byzantine Empire, Constantine V and Leo IV, each stand facing wearing crown and chlamys and holding akakia, cross between heads; reverse Λ/E/O/N - ∆/E/C/Π, Leo III, bearded, standing facing wearing crown and chlamys, cross potent in right; scarce; $110.00 (�84.70)

Byzantine Empire, Constantine V and Leo IV, 6 June 751 - 14 September 775 A.D.
	In 772, the Frankish king Charlemagne began fighting the Saxons and the Frisians.

BZ54800. Bronze follis, Anastasi 434; DOC III, part 1, 19; SBCV 1569, VF, grainy, weight 3.060 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 180^o, Sicily, Syracuse mint, 6 Jun 751 - 14 Sep 775; obverse K - ΛE/O/N, half length facing busts of Constantine V (on left) and Leo IV, each wearing crown with cross and chlamys, akakia in right, cross between heads; reverse Λ/E/O/N - ∆/E/ C/Π Χ/Π</θθ>Π, facing half length bust of Leo III, bearded, wearing crown with cross and chlamys, cross potent in right; $80.00 (�61.60)

Byzantine Empire, Constantine V, 25 March 720 - 14 September 775 A.D.
	Issued during the sole reign of Constantine V; the reverse posthumously commemorates his father.

BZ47775. Bronze follis, Anastasi 421, SBCV 1531, DOC III 55, VF, weight 1.904 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 180^o, Sicily, Syracuse mint, 744 - 751 A.D.; obverse K/W/N/S - ∆/E/C/Π, Constantine V, beardless, standing facing, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right; reverse Λ/E/O/N - ∆/E/C/Π, Leo III, bearded, standing facing, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right; attractive green patina; scarce; $55.00 (�42.35)


	Issued during the sole reign of Constantine V; the reverse posthumously commemorates his father.

BZ58554. Bronze follis, Anastasi 421, SBCV 1531, DOC III 55, VF, weight 1.73 g, maximum diameter 14.9 mm, die axis 180^o, Sicily, Syracuse mint, 744 - 751 A.D.; obverse K/W/N/S - ∆/E/C/Π, Constantine V, beardless, standing facing, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right; reverse Λ/E/O/N - ∆/E/C/Π, Leo III, bearded, standing facing, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right; scarce; $50.00 (�38.50)

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