Browsing Byzantine Coinage of Leo III
| CNG 69-1857 | Leo 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 -. | Text | Image |
| CNG 69-1858 | Leo 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 -. | Text | Image |
| E-C 249 | Leo 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 -. | Text | Image |
| GH 271, 2679 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. Lead seal, imperial customs office, Thessalonica. Half-length, crowned figures of Leon III and Constantine V facing, holding a cross on globe between them / TwN-CILIKLO-KOMMER-KIwN QHCA-LONIKHC in five lines. Gerhard Hirsch Nachf., 271, lot 2679. | Text | Image |
| GM 212, 3343 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. Lead seal, imperial customs office. 13.51 g. DN LEON, crowned bust facing, holding long cross; cross in right field / TWN B-KOMERKI-WN THC in three lines. Gorny & Mosch, 212, lot 3343. | Text | Image |
| SB 1502 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. AV solidus, 18 mm, 4.20 g. D NO LEON P A MyI, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding cross on globe and akakia / VICTORIA AVGU and officina letter A, cross potent on three steps. Mintmark CONOB. BMC 5-7; MIB 1; Sear 1502. | Text | Image |
SB 1504 | 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 Text | Image Image |
| SB 1505 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. AV Semissis, struck AD 717-720, 2.11 g. d N D LEO (P A Myi), facing bust, wearing crown with cross on circlet and chlamys, holding cross on globe and anexikakia / VICTORIA AVGuS, Cross potent on globe. DOC 8; MIB 3: Sear 1505. | Text | Image |
| SB 1506 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1508 | Leo III AV Tremissis, 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1510 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. AR hexagram, 3.18 g. Constantinople. Struck from solidus dies. D LEON P A MuI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear over shoulder and shield on left arm / VICTORIA AVGu Q C, cross potent on three steps. Mintmark CONOB. DOC 20; MIB 23; Sear 1510. | Text | Image |
| SB 1512 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1514 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1515 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1516 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1518 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1522B | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. AV tremissis, 0.6 g. Sardinia mint. (Sometimes attributed to Constantine V or Anastasius III). DN M LEON.., crowned bust facing, short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia / VTOR AVGUS, cross potent with arms of equal length. Sear 1522B; MIB 5 (Leo III); cf. BNP 1 (Anastasius II). | Text | Image |
| SB 1524 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. AV solidus, 3.98 g. C NO LEO P A MyI, facing bust of Leo III, wearing crown with cross on circlet and chlamys, holding cross on globe and anexikakia / C N CONSTANTINu or similar, Facing bust of youthful Constantine V, wearing crown with cross on circlet and chlamys, holding cross on globe and anexikakia. DOC 45.2; Sear 1524. | Text | Image |
| SB 1529A var | Leo 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). | Text | Image |
| SB 1530 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1531 | Leo 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 Text | Image Image |
| SB 1533 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1534 | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1534C | Leo III (717-741) and Pope Gregory III (731-741). AR 1/8 Siliqua (0.39 gm). Crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys and holding cross on globe in right hand. Star in upper left and right fields / G R E O around a central cross. OHara & Vecchi 29; DOC III 92; MEC 1031; Sear Byz. 1534C. | Text | Image |
| SB 1534d | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. Billon three quarter follis. Rome mint. No legend, crowned bust facing, short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe / XXX above a line, mintmark MOR (sic) beneath the line. SB 1534d; DOC 93. | Text | Image |
| SB 1537a | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1537b | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| SB 1540 var | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. AV tremissis, 16 mm, 1.24 g. Uncertain Italian mint. D LEON P T, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and simple crown, holding cross on globe and akakia / VICTORIA, cross potent. Mintmark CONOB. Sear 1540 var (obv legend). | Text | Image |
| SB 1540C | Leo 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. | Text | Image |
| Zacos 33 | Leo III the Isaurian, AD 717–741. Lead seal, 35mm, 33.87 g. DNO LEO-N RA MUL, diademed and draped bust facing, holding cross on globe / Maria Hodegetria standing front holding the infant Christ, cross to left and right. Zacos 33. | Text | Image |