ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Gregory III, with Emperor Leo III. 731-741. AR Quarter Siliqua(?) (9mm, 0.32 g, 6h). Papal-Imperial coinage. Rome mint.Triton XXIII – Session Four – World Coinage Part II, British Coinage and Medals, and Large Lots WORLD, Silver Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Gregory III, with Emperor Leo III. 731-741. AR Quarter Siliqua(?) (9mm, 0.32 g, 6h). Papal-Imperial coinage. Rome mint. Crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger; stars flanking head / Cruciform monogram for GREGOR[ius]. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 68; DOC 92 (Leo III); SB 1534C (Leo III); BMC Vandals 2-3 (as Duke Gregory of Beneventum); O'Hara & Vecchi 29; CNI –; MIR 12; Berman 2; MEC 1, 1030. Deeply toned. EF. Very rare and far superior to the three examples in CoinArchives. |