135, Lot: 339. Estimate $500. Sold for $871. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CONSTANTINE V, Copronymus. 741-775 AD. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 757-775 AD. Crowned facing busts of Constantine and Leo; pellet between busts, cross above / Crowned bust of Leo III, holding cross potent; F at end of legend. DOC III 2g; SB 1551. VF, rusty die, edge marks.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.