Ancient Gold
Lot 3102 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $1,100
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SOLD $1,100
LEO III THE 'ISAURIAN' AND CONSTANTINE V, (717-741), gold solidus, (4.032 grams), Constantinople mint, issued 720, obv. facing bust of short beard of Leo III wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross potent on globe, around dND LEO ND AMUL , rev. Constantine V beardless wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross potent, around DN CONST ANTINUS M, (S.1504 [£550 EF], DOC 3a, BMC -, To.-, R.-). Old edge file mark, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Constantine V is a young child in this issue the first with his portrait.
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