Leo V the Armenian, with Constantine. 813-820. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 3.82 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 815-817. Crowned facing bust of Leo, with beard, wearing loros, holding cross potent; Λ to right / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DOC 14 var. (rev. legend); Anastasi 489A; SB 1631 var. (same). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6558872-005, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare.
From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex HC Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 934, purchased from M. Geiger (1980).