Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 717-720. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 1c; MIB 1; Füeg 1.A.5 (same obv. die as 1.A.1 example); SB 1502. Toned with some luster, obverse slightly off center, area of roughness on reverse, light scratches and hairlines, minor deposits. Near EF. From the Family of Constantine Collection, assembled with guidance by Roland Michel, Geneva. Ex Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 870.
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