page_title: 797
hierarchical_section_title: 797
caption_attribution_description: English: Leo IV the Khazar, with Constantine VI. 775-780. AV Solidus (4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 776-778. Crowned and draped facing busts of Leo IV, wearing short beard, and Constantine VI, beardless; pellet between; cross above; Q at end of inscription / Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V, each wearing short beard and loros; pellet between; cross above. DOC 1b; SB 1583. Near EF.
context_page_description: Year 797 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 797 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
context_section_description: Year 797 (DCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 797 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
caption: Gold solidus of Constantine VI and Leo IV
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