Extraordinary Overstrike

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1191. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V. 717-741. Æ Follis (1.91 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 720-722. Crowned half-length facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Large M; [monogram above], [OY]/K/ω/N to left, [C/T/A to right]; SCL. DOC -; Anastasi 396A; Spahr -; MIB -; SB -. VF, green patina, earthen deposits. Overstruck on a CONCORDIA MILITVM post-reform radiate of Maximianus. Very rare.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.