CNG 102, Lot: 1173. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V. 717-741. AV Semissis (15mm, 1.90 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 720-circa 735. Crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding patriarchal cross on globus and akakia. DOC (46); Anastasi 397; SB –. Good VF, areas of weak strike. Rare.

From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 2706.