Extremely Rare Follis of Leo III

Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1098. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. Æ Follis (12.76 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 717-720. d N O LЄO N P A M[ЧL], helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield with horseman motif on left arm / Large M; cross above, A/N/N-X/X (date) flanking, A below; CON. DOC 24 var. (ANNO); MIB 25 var. (same); SB 1413 var. (same). VF, brown patina with patches of green, areas of roughness. Extremely rare.