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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V. 717-741. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 25 March 720-721. ∂ N LЄO N PAMЧL, crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger and akakia / ∂ N CONSτ ANτINЧS M, crowned and draped bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia; ς at end of legend. DOC 3 var. (officina); Füeg 3.G (this coin illustrated); SB 1504. Underlying luster. Near EF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Berk BBS 122 (6 September 2001), lot 64.
The pedigree of our coin, illustrated in the Berk sale and subsequently copied by Füeg to illustrate his catalog, is made uncertain by the original photographic issues, including clipping, of the image, for the Berk sale. That our coin is both the Berk and Füeg coin is confirmed by the presence of the collector's paperwork.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Berk BBS 122 (6 September 2001), lot 64.
The pedigree of our coin, illustrated in the Berk sale and subsequently copied by Füeg to illustrate his catalog, is made uncertain by the original photographic issues, including clipping, of the image, for the Berk sale. That our coin is both the Berk and Füeg coin is confirmed by the presence of the collector's paperwork.