Solidus of Leo VI, the Wise
r. 870 - 912
Leo VI
Byzantine
Obv.: Bust of the Virgin facing, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion.
Rev.: Bust of Leo VI facing, with long beard, wearing chlamys with elaborate tablion and crown with cross composed of four pellets. In r. hand, globus surmounted by patriarchal cross.
Gold
Byzantine period, Middle