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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Byzantine Coins| ▸ |Macedonian Dynasty| ▸ |Leo VI||View Options:   | | | Joint rule as Junior emperor with Basil I (his his father), 6 January 870 - 28 August 866 A.D. |
In 871, Tønsberg, the oldest surviving town in the Nordic countries, was founded.BZ39634. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 11; Wroth BMC 22; Morrisson BnF 34/Cp/AE/12; Ratto 1865; Sommer 33.7; SBCV 1712; Tolstoi -, Choice VF, weight 6.206 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 870 - 879 A.D.; obverse + LEON bASIL' - CONZ AVGG, facing half-length figures of Basil (center), Leo (left) and Constantine (right), Basil wears crown with cross (cross divides legend) and loros and holds akakia in left hand, sons each wear crown with cross and chlamys; reverse + bASIL / CONSZAn/Z S LEOn En / ΘO bASILS / ROmEOn in five lines, star below; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Basil I Constantine & Leo VI, 6 January 870 - 3 September 879 A.D.
In 870, Malta was conquered by Arabs from Sicily.BZ63735. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 10d; Wroth BMC 26; Morrisson BnF 34/Cp/AE/23; Sommer 33.8.1; SBCV 1713; Tolstoi -; Ratto -, VF, green patina, overstruck, weight 6.593 g, maximum diameter 25.6 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 6 Jan 870 - 3 Sep 879; obverse + LEON bASIL' CONZ AVGG (unbroken), facing half-length figures of Basil (center), Leo (left) and Constantine (right), Basil wears crown with cross and loros, his hands are not visible, sons each wear crown with cross and chlamys; reverse + bASIL / CONSZAn/Z S LEOn En / ΘO bASILS / ROmEOn in five lines, star below; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Basil I Constantine and Leo VI, 6 January 870 - 3 September 879 A.D.
In 904, the Byzantines under Andronikos Doukas defeated the Arabs near Germanikeia.BZ84990. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 11; Wroth BMC 22; Morrisson BnF 34/Cp/AE/12; Ratto 1865; Sommer 33.7; SBCV 1712; Tolstoi -, Choice VF, well centered, dark sea-green patina, slightly uneven strike with some inscription weak, light corrosion, weight 6.373 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 6 Jan 870 - 3 Sep 879; obverse + LEON bASIL' - CONZ AVGG, facing half-length figures of Basil (center), Leo (left) and Constantine (right), Basil wears crown with cross (cross divides legend) and loros and holds akakia in left hand, sons each wear crown with cross and chlamys; reverse + bASIL / CONSZAn/Z S LEOn En / ΘO bASILS / ROmEOn (emperor Constantine with Leon, through God, emperors) in five lines, star below; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Leo VI the Wise and Alexander, 6 January 870 - 11 May 912 A.D.
Alexander was the younger brother of Leo VI and co-ruler throughout the reign, but apparently he did not actually participate in the government at all. After Leo's death Alexander ruled for one year as senior emperor. He stopped paying tribute to the Bulgars which had serious consequences in the following years.BZ71569. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 6; Wroth BMC 11-12; Ratto 1875; Sommer 34.6; Morrisson BnF 35/Cp/AE/04; SBCV 1730, gVF, weight 7.036 g, maximum diameter 26.5 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 886 - 912; obverse +LEON S ALEXANGROS (Leon with Alexandros), Leo and Alexander seated facing on double throne, each wearing crown and loros, holding labarum between them; reverse + LEON / S ALXAn/GROS bASIL / ROMEOn (Leon with Alexandros emperors of the Romans) in four lines; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Leo VI the Wise, 6 January 870 - 11 May 912 A.D.
Leo VI was a scholar who had little time for foreign affairs, as a result the empire declined. The Bulgars and Arabs became problematic. He completed the legal system started by Basil. He married four times in the quest for a male heir, putting him in conflict with the church. He was eventually barred from attending St. Sophia.BZ113977. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 8, Morrisson BnF 35/Cp/AE/14, Wroth BMC 8, Ratto 1873, Sommer 34.5, SBCV 1729, Choice aVF, dark green patina, light deposits, weight 5.396 g, maximum diameter 25.7 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 6 Jan 870 - 11 May 912; obverse + LEOn bASILEVS ROm (Leon emperor of the Romans), bust facing, with short beard, wearing crown with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in left hand; reverse + LEOn / En ΘEO bA/SILEVS R/OMEOn (Leon, through God, emperor of the Romans) in four lines; SOLD
Leo VI was a scholar who had little time for foreign affairs, as a result the empire declined. The Bulgars and Arabs became problematic. He completed the legal system started by Basil. He married four times in the quest for a male heir, putting him in conflict with the church. He was eventually barred from attending St. Sophia.BZ93541. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 8, Morrisson BnF 35/Cp/AE/14, Wroth BMC 8, Ratto 1873, Sommer 34.5, SBCV 1729, gVF, well centered, dark patina, heavy earthen deposits, weight 9.380 g, maximum diameter 26.8 mm, die axis 150o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 886 - 912 AD; obverse + LEOn bASILEVS ROm', bust facing, with short beard, wearing crown with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in left hand; reverse + LEOn / EnΘEO bA/SILEVS R/OMEOn, inscription in four lines; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Basil I, Constantine & Leo VI, 6 January 870 - 3 September 879 A.D.
Basil I, the Macedonian, was born a simple peasant and rose in the Imperial court. He cunningly befriended the emperor Michael III, "the Drunkard," assassinated the emperor's brother in law, and after convincing Michael to crown him co-emperor, killed Michael. Despite his humble origins, Basil was an able emperor and founded a dynasty that would maintain a stable empire for almost two centuries.BZ99033. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 10d; Wroth BMC 24; Morrisson BnF 34/Cp/AE/19; Sommer 33.8; SBCV 1713; Tolstoi -; Ratto -, VF, well centered, brown tone, porous/light corrosion, weight 5.995 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 870 - 879 A.D.; obverse + LEON bASIL' - CONZ AVGG (cross on crown divides inscription), facing half-length figures of Basil (center), Leo (left) and Constantine (right), Basil wears crown with cross and loros, sons each wear crown with cross and chlamys; reverse + bASIL / CONSZAn/Z S LEOn En / ΘO bASILS / ROmEOn in five lines, star below; scarce; SOLD
Leo VI was a scholar who had little time for foreign affairs, as a result the empire declined. The Bulgars and Arabs became problematic. He completed the legal system started by Basil. He married four times in the quest for a male heir, putting him in conflict with the church. He was eventually barred from attending St. Sophia.BZ98866. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 8, Morrisson BnF 35/Cp/AE/14, Wroth BMC 8, Ratto 1873, Sommer 34.5, SBCV 1729, Choice VF, centered, green patina, weight 8.240 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 886 - 912 AD; obverse + LEOn bASILEVS ROm', bust facing, with short beard, wearing crown with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in left hand; reverse + LEOn / EnΘEO bA/SILEVS R/OMEOn, inscription in four lines; SOLD
Leo VI was a scholar who had little time for foreign affairs, as a result the empire declined. The Bulgars and Arabs became problematic. He completed the legal system started by Basil. He married four times in the quest for a male heir, putting him in conflict with the church. He was eventually barred from attending St. Sophia.BZ113976. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 8, Morrisson BnF 35/Cp/AE/14, Wroth BMC 8, Ratto 1873, Sommer 34.5, SBCV 1729, Choice aVF, green patina, earthen deposits, weight 6.227 g, maximum diameter 26.4 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 6 Jan 870 - 11 May 912; obverse + LEOn bASILEVS ROm (Leon emperor of the Romans), bust facing, with short beard, wearing crown with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in left hand; reverse + LEOn / En ΘEO bA/SILEVS R/OMEOn (Leon, through God, emperor of the Romans) in four lines; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Leo VI the Wise, 6 January 870 - 11 May 912 A.D.
Theme of Cherson was a Byzantine military-civilian province located in the southern Crimea, headquartered at Chersonesus Taurica. The theme was officially established in the early 830s and was an important centre of Black Sea commerce. Despite the destruction of the city of Cherson in the 980s, the theme recovered and prospered, enduring until it became a part of the Empire of Trebizond after the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in 1204.BZ10818. Bronze AE 17, SBCV 1732, Fair/Fine, weight 1.67 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 0o, Cherson mint, obverse no legend, bust facing wearing crown and chlamys; reverse patriarchal cross on globus, between Λ and E; very rare; SOLD
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