Artabasdos
| Artabasdos Արտավազդ | |||||
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| Emperor of the Romans | |||||
Solidus of Artabasdos | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | June 741 – 2 November 743 | ||||
| Predecessor | Constantine V | ||||
| Successor | Constantine V | ||||
| Co-emperor | Nikephoros | ||||
| Died | 743 | ||||
| Consort | Anna | ||||
| Issue | Nikephoros Niketas | ||||
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| Dynasty | Isaurian | ||||
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Artabasdos or Artavasdos (Greek: Ἀρταύασδος or Ἀρτάβασδος, from Armenian: Արտավազդ, Artavazd, Ardavazt), Latinized as Artabasdus, was a Byzantine general of Armenian descent who seized the throne from June 741 until November 743, in usurpation of the reign of Constantine V.