Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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Constantine V Copronymus. 741-775. Æ Follis (14mm, 2.45 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Crowned facing bust, with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, N/N/N to left, X/X/X to right, RAV below. DOC –; Ranieri 840 (this coin illustrated); SB 1580 (this coin cited and illustrated. Brown patina, some roughness. VF. The only known example; this coin cited as unique in SB, and rated R5 in Ranieri, none in CoinArchives.
Ex Harlan J. Berk and Victor England (7 December 1989), lot 303.
The only sole reign coin of Constantine V from Ravenna known. Ten years into Constantine's reign, Ravenna, the last Byzantine bastion in Italy, finally succumbed to Lombard pressure. This is the only known coin that has been attributed to Constantine V's sole reign from Ravenna. Furthermore, this coin remains unique even over thirty years since it originally appeared.
Ex Harlan J. Berk and Victor England (7 December 1989), lot 303.
The only sole reign coin of Constantine V from Ravenna known. Ten years into Constantine's reign, Ravenna, the last Byzantine bastion in Italy, finally succumbed to Lombard pressure. This is the only known coin that has been attributed to Constantine V's sole reign from Ravenna. Furthermore, this coin remains unique even over thirty years since it originally appeared.