Nice coin @Deacon Ray and as usual a terrific presentation! "He ended the decade-long war with the Bulgars, and initiated the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm. He was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian, one of his most trusted generals, who succeeded him on the throne..."
Yeah! Bring on those Byzantine coppers! Nice follis as usual. The coinage during this time period is somewhat degraded and stayed pretty uniform between emperors. The background picture is actually Michael I being crowned, whereas Leo V is this: This is from John Skylitzes' Synopsis of Byzantium. An historical account of Emperors from Michael I to Michael VI. Here is mine: Byzantine Empire: Leo V the Armenian (813-820) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1635; DOC 19a; Anastasi 497) Obv: Crowned half-length busts of Leo and Constantine facing, each wearing crown and chlamys; cross above Rev: Large Λ K; cross above Byzantine Empire: Leo V the Armenian (813-820) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1636; DOC 17; Berk-887) Obv: [Λ] - E/O Facing bust of Leo, with short beard, wearing crown and loros, and holding cross potent; in right field, star Rev: [K] - ONST Facing bust of Constantine, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger; C - I on either side of head Byzantine Empire: Leo V the Armenian (813-820) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1637; DOC 18; Anastasi 493) Obv: Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing loros, holding cross potent; Λ and cross to right Rev: Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; K to left, cross to right
Hey cool, and neat presentation as usual DR! I have a rough one, and my new pic is disappointing, but here it is...
