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Byzantine Empire: Constantine V Copronymus (741-775 CE) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1557; DOC 13)
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Obv: Constantine and Leo seated facing on lyre-backed throne; Constantine on left, Leo IV on right, beardless; Each wears chlamys and crown with cross, and rests right hand (holding akakia?) on lap; Between heads, cross
Rev: Bust of Leo III facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross, holding in right hand, inwards, cross potent on base, all above a horizontal line ornamented at each end with little globes; Below, M with X to left, N to right, and A beneath; In upper field right, cross
Dim: 19 mm, 2.61 g
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