Constantine V, Copronymus and Leo IV. 741-775 AD. Solidus, 4.43g (6h). Constantinople, c. 757-775 AD. Obv: COnSTAnTINOS S LEOn O nEOS Crowned facing busts of Constantine (to left) and Leo IV (to right), each wearing chlamys, cross between heads. Rx: C - LE - ON P A MUL Crowned facing bust of Leo IV wearing loros, holding cross potent on base in right hand. Berk 226 (this coin). DOC 2d. Sear 1551. Superb strike and centering. Choice EF
Ex Helianthus annuus Collection. Ex Andre C. Dimitriadis Collection. Ex "An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins", Sotheby's, New York, 2 November 1998, lot 408. Ex Harlan Berk Collection