135, Lot: 336. Estimate $300. Sold for $958. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LEO III, the “Isaurian”. 717-741 AD. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 725-732 AD. Crowned and draped bust of Leo facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Similar bust of Constantine V. DOC III 5; SB 1504. VF, dies a bit rusty.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.