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BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine V Copronymus, 741-775, AV solidus (3.88g), Syracuse, 751-775, AU-UNC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ancient Coins - Byzantine Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine V Copronymus, 741-775, AV solidus (3.88g), Syracuse, 751-775, AU-UNC
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine V Copronymus, 741-775, AV solidus (3.88g), Syracuse, 751-775, SB-1565, with Leo IV, crowned busts of Constantine and Leo facing, cross above // crowned bust of Leo facing, holding cross potent, minor weakness on reverse, attractive light luster, AU-UNC A fervent iconoclast, Constantine questioned the legitimacy of any representation of God or Christ. His destruction of religious iconography and persecution of the opposition led to his vilification by later Byzantine historians and writers, who denigrated him with the epithet Copronymus, "the dung-named."