Ancients
Leo III and Constantine V (AD 720-741). AV solidus (20mm, 4.49 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, lt. marks. Constantinople, AD 737-741. d N O LЄO-N PA MЧL, crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing chlamys pinned at right shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left / c N CONSt-ANtINЧS Mc (first c retrograde), crowned facing bust of Constantine V, wearing chlamys pinned at right shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left. Sear 1504. DOC 7. Exceptionally attractive example with lustrous surfaces and no clipping which typically plagues this issue.
From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex Vecchi, Auction 4 (4-5 December 1996), lot 621.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD