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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 4793576, member: 41219&quot;]In my never-ending quest to acquire as many Byzantine emperors (and empresses) as possible, I came across this coin last week.&nbsp; Best part about it? It knocks out three Byzantine emperors/caesars on one tiny little coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did some comparison shopping and this one was a great deal and was better looking than a lot of pricier coins. Nobody had bid on it and it was well within my price range so I plopped a bid on and to my surprise I wasn&#039;t sniped at the last second. Now these fellows have joined some of the most famous Byzantine emperors to include Justin, Justinian II, Phocas, Constantine VII, and Leo VI the Wise.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Isaurian Dynasty is one of the more interesting Byzantine dynasties, in my opinion. From Leo III ending the &quot;Twenty Years&#039; Anarchy&quot; and forbidding the veneration of idols, to Irene who reversed the worshiping of idols, blinded her son Constantine VI, and became the first empress of the Byzantine empire, The Isaurian&#039;s were the ancient equivalent of the &quot;Real Housewives of Constantinople&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Without further ado, I present my three-fer of Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo VI.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine V and Leo IV</p><p>751-775 AD</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Syracuse mint</p><p>Obverse: K-LEWN to right and left of Constantine V, bearded on left, and Leo IV, beardless on right, standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding akakia in arm across their chests; cross between their heads</p><p>Reverse: LEON-DECP downwards to left and right, Leo III, bearded, half-length, standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys and holding cross potent</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164490[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any other coins from the Isaurian Dynasty or whatever else you think may fit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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