Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 2268. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $385. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LEO IV and CONSTANTINE VI. 776-780 AD. AV Solidus (4.53 gm). Struck 778-780 AD. Constantinople mint. LEON VOSS EGGON CONSTANTINOS O NEOS B (slightly blundered), Leo IV and Constantine VI enthroned, each holds akakia; pellet to either side / LEON PAPS CONSTANTINOS PATHR, crowned busts of Leo III and Constantine V, each wearing loros; pellets and cross between. DOC III 2; BN 5-6; SB 1584. VF, very worn dies, possibly ex-jewelry. ($300)