Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 835. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $2800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV. 741-775. Æ Follis (0.96 g). Ravenna mint. Struck 741-751. Crowned facing busts of Constantine and Leo, each wearing chlamys; above, cross above / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/[O] in left field, [RY date in right; RAV]. DOC -; Ranieri 835; MIB -; SB -. Near EF, attractive red-brown patina. Extremely rare, second and finest known.