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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Byzantine Coins| > |Isaurian Dynasty| > |Leo III| > BZ27201
Byzantine Empire, Leo III the Isaurian and Constantine V, 31 March 720 - 18 June 741 A.D.
|Leo| |III|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Leo| |III| |the| |Isaurian| |and| |Constantine| |V,| |31| |March| |720| |-| |18| |June| |741| |A.D.|, On this variant the head appears larger on both faces. This variant is rare, but not very rare. In fact, it is sometimes offered at auction, without the difference from the normal type identified.
BZ27201. Bronze follis, Trivero 095b, Anastasi 404Abis, Spahr 321, Calciati MBBS 75 var. (normal type), SBCV 1531 var. (same), aVF, crude large head variety, double struck, Sicily, Syracuse mint, weight 1.691g, maximum diameter 20.8mm, die axis 180o, 731 - 733 A.D.; obverse Λ/E/O/N - Δ/E/C/Π, Leo III standing facing, bearded, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right hand; reverse K/W/N/S - Δ/E/C/Π, Constantine V standing facing, beardless, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right; very scarce; SOLD










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