Leo IV the Khazar    Constantinopolis
Imperium Byzantinum
Λέων Δ' ο Χάζαρος   Κωνσταντινόπολις
Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία

Follis / Φόλλις AE 23

SHH 1730

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

4.70 g   21.6-24.0 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF Facing busts of Leo IV with short beard, on left, and Constanine VI beardless, on right; each wearing crown with cross and chlamys; cross in upper field; border of dots. Facing busts of Leo III, on left, and Constanine V, on right, both with short beards; each wearing crown with cross and loros; cross in upper field; B / A to left and right; large M below base line, beneath which A; X / N to left and right; border of dots. Mint of Constantinopolis. BMC 11/14; Dumbarton Oaks III/1 4; Ratto 1772; Sear Byzantine 1586