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Lot 17

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 2000 USD
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Leo IV with Constantine VI, Leo III, and Constantine V. Solidus; Leo IV with Constantine VI, Leo III, and Constantine V; Constantinople, c. 776-8 AD, Solidus, 4.37g. Obv. legend var. of Füeg p. 63, Sear-1583, and Berk-232. Obv: LEOn VS EGGON CONSTA\' O nEs (sic; the last word is usually written nEOS) Facing busts of Leo IV, with short beard on l. and Constantine VI, beardless on r., each wearing crown and chlamys; between their heads, pellet; in field above, cross. Rx: LEOn PAP\'COnSTAnTInOS PATHR Θ Facing busts of Leo III on l. and Constantine V on r., both with short beards, each wearing crown and loros; between their heads, pellet; in field above, cross. From the Mark Gibbons Collection. The obverse legend, perhaps due to lack of space, omits the O of nEOS. Rare legend variant, not included among the fifteen variants recorded by Füeg, to which further variants will perhaps be added by future discoveries. From the Mark Gibbons Collection. Mint State
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