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August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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CONSTANTINE V with LEO III, 741-775. AV Solidus (4.49 gms), Constantinople Mint, 745-750. NGC MS, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5.
S-1550. Obverse: Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia; Reverse: Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. Leo is depicted here posthumously, with his image remaining on his son's coinage after his death in 741. Dazzling and brilliant, with a particularly strong strike upon the reverse.
Estimate: $600 - $900
S-1550. Obverse: Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia; Reverse: Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. Leo is depicted here posthumously, with his image remaining on his son's coinage after his death in 741. Dazzling and brilliant, with a particularly strong strike upon the reverse.
Estimate: $600 - $900