Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 717-720. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 686. Estimated: $ 1 000

Byzantine, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 717-720. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; SC//CONOB. DOC (2) var. (unlisted officina); MIB 2 var. (same); Füeg 1.A.16; SB 1503 var. (same). Toned with some luster, faint hairlines. EF. An excellent obverse strike. Extremely rare from this officina. Only two cited by Füeg in his corpus (erroneously as 1.A.15 but correctly in the text as 1.A.16).

From the Best Collection of Byzantine Coins, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Three – Lot 595-896 will be held Wednesday morning, 16 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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