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Leo V, 11 July 813 - 25 December 820 A.D.

Joint rule with Constantine (his son), 25 December 813 - 25 December 820 A.D.
Leo V the Armenian replaced Michael I as emperor and attempted to restore some of the lost glory of the Byzantine Empire. His real goal was to restore iconoclasm, but he had few supporters for this idea. He took to persecution to enforce his goals, leading to his assassination on Christmas day in the church of St. Sophia.
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Byzantine Empire, Leo V the Armenian and Constantine, 25 December 813 - 25 December 820 A.D.

|Leo| |V|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Leo| |V| |the| |Armenian| |and| |Constantine,| |25| |December| |813| |-| |25| |December| |820| |A.D.||follis|
In 815, Leo concluded a 30-year peace treaty with Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria. The treaty was honored by both sides and renewed after the accession of Michael II in 820. In 821, Thomas the Slav rebelled and laid siege to Constantinople to seize the Imperial throne. Omurtag sent an army to help Michael II put down the rebellion. Byzantine accounts report that Thomas' army was routed at the Battle of Kedouktos (winter 822 or spring 823), however, modern scholars consider the battle a victory, albeit costly, for the rebel.
BZ114457. Bronze follis, Anastasi 488, DOC III-1 17, Wroth BMC 27, Morrisson BnF 30/Sy/AE/08, Tolstoi 24, Ratto 1806, Sommer 29.8, Spahr 373, SBCV 1636, gVF, tight flan, partially squared by sprue cuts, weight 2.810 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, 814 - 815 A.D.; obverse Λ-E/O (Leo), facing bust of Leo with short beard, wearing crown and loros, cross potent in right hand, star right; reverse K-ONCT (Konstantine), facing bust of Constantine, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, globus cruciger in right hand, C-I (Sicily) across field; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Byzantine Empire, Leo V the Armenian and Constantine, 25 December 813 - 25 December 820 A.D.

|Leo| |V|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Leo| |V| |the| |Armenian| |and| |Constantine,| |25| |December| |813| |-| |25| |December| |820| |A.D.||follis|
In 815, Leo concluded a 30-year peace treaty with Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria. The treaty was honored by both sides and renewed after the accession of Michael II in 820. In 821, Thomas the Slav rebelled and laid siege to Constantinople to seize the Imperial throne. Omurtag sent an army to help Michael II put down the rebellion. Byzantine accounts report that Thomas' army was routed at the Battle of Kedouktos (winter 822 or spring 823), however, modern scholars consider the battle a victory, albeit costly, for the rebel.
BZ114463. Bronze follis, Anastasi 488, DOC III-1 17, Wroth BMC 27, Morrisson BnF 30/Sy/AE/08, Tolstoi 24, Ratto 1806, Sommer 29.8, Spahr 373, SBCV 1636, VF, green patina, marks, ragged irregular flan squared by sprue cuts, weight 2.853 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, 814 - 815 A.D.; obverse Λ-E/O (Leo), facing bust of Leo with short beard, wearing crown and loros, cross potent in right hand, star right; reverse K-ONCT (Konstantine), facing bust of Constantine, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, globus cruciger in right hand, C-I (Sicily) across field; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 


Byzantine Empire, Leo V and Constantine, 25 December 813 - 25 December 820 A.D.

|Leo| |V|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Leo| |V| |and| |Constantine,| |25| |December| |813| |-| |25| |December| |820| |A.D.||follis|NEW
In 815, Leo concluded a 30-year peace treaty with Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria. The treaty was honored by both sides and renewed after the accession of Michael II in 820. In 821, Thomas the Slav rebelled and laid siege to Constantinople to seize the Imperial throne. Omurtag sent an army to help Michael II put down the rebellion. Byzantine accounts report that Thomas' army was routed at the Battle of Kedouktos (winter 822 or spring 823), however, modern scholars consider the battle a victory, albeit costly, for the rebel.
BZ113492. Bronze follis, Anastasi 498, DOC III-1 19b, Ratto 1805, SBCV 1635, Sommer 29.7, Morrisson BnF 30/Sy/AE/01 (larger type), Wroth BMC -, Tolstoi -, aVF, dark green patina, scratches, die breaks on rev., tight flan, ragged edge, weight 2.588 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, 817 - 25 Dec 820 A.D.; obverse facing busts of Leo, on left, with short beard and Constantine, each wears crown and chlamys, cross between above, &middledot; between middle; reverse Λ•K (initials of Leon and Konstantine), cross above; $70.00 SALE PRICE $63.00
 


Byzantine Empire, Leo V the Armenian, 11 July 813 - 25 December 820 A.D.

|Leo| |V|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Leo| |V| |the| |Armenian,| |11| |July| |813| |-| |25| |December| |820| |A.D.||follis|NEW
Leo V attempted to restore the empire's failing prestige but his methods were unpopular and often cruel, he was assassinated at the high altar of St. Sophia on Christmas day 820.
MA114248. Bronze follis, DOC III-1 7, SBCV 1630, Sommer 29.5, Wroth BMC 7, Tolstoi 16, Ratto 1800, Morrisson BnF 30/Cp/AE/2, weight 5.040 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 25 Dec 813 - 25 Dec 820 A.D.; obverse LEOn S COhSTAT, facing busts of Leo with short beard, and Constantine beardless, both wearing crown and chlamys; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, X/X/X left, N/N/N right, A below; from the Errett Bishop Collection, first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; rare; $5.00 (€4.70)







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