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CNG 69-1857Leo III, the Isaurian, AE Follis. Catania mint, 717-720 AD. Helmeted bust, holding spear over shoulder; K in right field / Large M; monogram above, [K] T flanking, cross below; [SCL in exergue]. DOC II -; Spahr -; MIB III -; SB -. TextImage
CNG 69-1858Leo III, the Isaurian, AE Follis. Ravenna mint, 717-720 AD. Crowned facing bust / Large M; ANNO [X/X/X?] across field; A/[RAV]. DOC II -; MIB -; E-C -; SB -. TextImage
E-C 249Leo III, the Isaurian, with Constantine V AE Follis. Ravenna mint, 720-741 AD. Crowned facing busts of Leo & Constantine; cross above / Large M; ANNO [X/X/X?] across field; RAV. DOC II -; E-C 249 (Constantine V); MIB -; SB -. TextImage

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Leo III AV Solidus. with Constantine V. 720-741 AD. Constantinople mint. d NO LEON PA MUL, crowned facing bust of Leo, holding cross on globe and akakia / d N CONSTANTINUM, crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding cross on globe and akakia. DOC 3f; BN 2-5; SB 1504.Text

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SB 1506Leo III AV Semissis, with Constantine V. 720-741 AD. Constantinople mint. d NO LEON PA MUL, crowned facing bust of Leo, holding cross on globe and akakia / CONSTANTIN or CONSTANTINU or CONSTANTINUM, crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding cross potent on globe and akakia. DOC 9-13; BN 6; SB 1506.TextImage
SB 1508Leo III AV Semissis, with Constantine V. 720-741 AD. Constantinople mint. d NO LEON PA MUL, crowned facing bust of Leo, holding cross on globe and akakia / CONSTANTIN or CONSTANTINU or CONSTANTINUM, crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding cross potent on base and akakia. DOC 15-18; BN 7-8; SB 1508.TextImage
SB 1512Leo III AR Millaresion. 720-741 AD. Constantinople mint. IhSUS (or hISUS) XRISTUS NICA, cross potent on three steps, triple border / LEON / S CONSt / ANTINE E / C QEU bA / SILIS in five lines, triple border. DO 22; SB 1512.TextImage
SB 1514Leo III and Constantine V, AE Follis. Constantinople mint, 717-741 AD. DNO LEON P A MVI, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia / large M, ANN or ANNO or AA to left; above: DN CONSTANTINVS M around Constantine V, crowned bust facing, holding akakia and cross on globe; cross to his right, all above ornate horizontal bar; XX or XXX to right; officina letter A, B or G below. SB 1514, DOC 29-31.TextImage
SB 1515Leo III and Constantine V, AE Follis. Constantinople mint, 717-741 AD. no legend, Leo on left wearing crown wearing chlamys, and Constantine V, on right wearing crown and loros, cross potent above / Large M, XXX to left, cross above, NNN to right, A below. SB 1515, DOC 36.TextImage
SB 1516Leo III and Constantine V, AE Follis. LEON S CON, Leo, bearded on left and Constantine V, sometimes bearded, on right, each crowned and wearing chlamys, and each holding akakia / Large M, XXX to left, cross above, NNN to right, A or B below. SB 1516, DOC 38-39.TextImage
SB 1518Leo III and Constantine V, AE Half Follis. Constantinople mint, 717-741 AD. DNO LEON P A MVI, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia / large K, either XX to left and AA to right, or AA to left and XX to right; above: DN CONSTANTINVS M around Constantine V, crowned bust facing, holding akakia and cross on globe; cross to his right, all above ornate horizontal bar; SB 1518, DOC 32-34.TextImage
SB 1529A varLeo III, the Isaurian, with Constantine V. 717-741 AD. AE Follis. Syracuse mint. Crowned facing busts of Leo and Constantine, both holding akakia, Leo also holds globus cruciger / Large M; KWN to left, monogram above, CTA to right; mintmark SCL. Cf. DOC II 53 var; Spahr 317 var; SB 1529A var (rev. field marks).TextImage
SB 1530Leo III, AE Follis. Syracuse, 717-741 AD. Crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia / DN O CONSTANTI... around crowned, facing bust of Constantine V, holding akakia and cross on globe, all above ornate horizontal bar; SC to left, L to right; large M below. SB 1530, DOC 54.TextImage
SB 1531Leo III, AE Follis. Syracuse, 717-741 AD. LEON-DECP, Leo, crowned, wearing chlamys, holding akakia, standing facing / KWNS DECP, Constantine V, unbearded, crowned and wearing chlamys, standing facing, holding akakia SB 1531, DOC 55.Text
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SB 1533Leo III, AV Solidus. Rome, 717-741 AD. DNO LE (or LEO or LEON) P A MUI, crowned bust facing, with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia / DNO CONTANTI (or CONSTANTI or CONSTANTINUS), facing, unbearded bust of Constantine V, crowned and wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia; with a variety of letters, a cross and/or a star (or nothing) to left and right. SB 1533.TextImage
SB 1534Leo III, AV Tremissis. Rome mint. dN LEO-PAMYL, crowned facing bust of Leo III, holding cross on globe and akakia / DNO CONS-TANTIN, crowned facing young bust of Constantine V, holding cross potent; a variety of combinations of a star, a cross and a letter to left and right. DOC 80; BMC 49; SB 1534.TextImage
SB 1534CLeo III (717-741) and Pope St. Gregory II (715-731). AR 1/8 Siliqua (0.26 gm). Crowned and bearded facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding cross on globe in right hand; star in upper field left and right / G R E O around central cross. OHara/Vecchi 29; DOC III 92 (Leo III); MEC 1030 (Gregory III); SB 1534C.TextImage
SB 1537aLeo IV AE Solidus. Uncertain Italian or Rome mint. D N O LEO PAMYL, crowned bust, in chlamys, holding cross potent on base in right hand stretched across his chest / VICTOORI AVGT, cross on base and three steps; A to left, star to right, mintmark CONBO. DOC III 98; SB 1537a.TextImage
SB 1537bLeo III, AV Solidus. Syracuse mint. dNO LEON PAM (or similar), crowned facing bust of Leo III, holding cross on globe and akakia / DNO CONSTAN M, crowned, unbearded bust of Constantine V, holding cross on globe and akakia. DOC 43; SB 1537b.TextImage
SB 1540CLeo III, AV Tremissis. Uncertain Italian mint. dN LEON P A MU, crowned facing bust of Leo III, holding cross on globe and akakia / DN CO.., crowned, unbearded bust of Constantine V, holding cross potent. DOC 48; SB 1540C.TextImage

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