solidus,
gold,
COhSTAhTIhOSS LЄON O NЄOS,
C LЄ-ON PA MЧL,
Constantine V Copronymus (AD 741-775), with Leo IV (AD 751-775). AV solidus (19mm, 3.80 gm, 6h). Constantinople, AD 757-775. COhSTAhTIhOSS LЄON O NЄOS, crowned and draped facing busts of Constantine V (on left) and Leo IV, each wearing chlamys pinned at right shoulder; cross above, · between / C LЄ-ON PA MЧL, crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. Sear 1551. DOC 2d. Clipped, wavy flan. NGC (photo-certificate) AU 5/5 - 2/5, graffito, clipped.
From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Stack's (New York, 29-30 November 1990), lot 208.
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