Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V, 717-741. Follis (Bronze, 25,5 mm, 3.77 g, 6 h), Syracuse. d N LEON MV Crowned bust of Leo III facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left. Rev. d N CONTAhVS(?) Crowned bust of Constantine V facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent on base in right hand and akakia in left, above a horizontal bar beneath which a large M dividing SC and L. DOC 54. SB 1530. Spahr 318. Rare. Green patina with light earthen deposits. Overstruck, otherwise, very fine.
From the Staffieri Collection.