E-auction 70-33980 - bby_310576 - LEO V THE ARMENIAN and CONSTANTINE Follis

LEO V THE ARMENIAN and CONSTANTINE Follis XF

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Estimate :	75 €
Price :	22 €
Maximum bid :	30 €
End of the sale :	18 August 2014 16:16:30
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : Follis

Date: 817-820

Mint name / Town : Syracusa

Metal : copper

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,33 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier bien centré à l’usure régulière. Patine marron superficielle. A été nettoyé

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.27 - R.1805 - Do.19 b - BN/B.1 - BC.1635 - DMBR.29 /7 (150€) - MBS.498

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Bustes de face de Léon V à gauche et de Constantin à droite, vêtus de la chlamyde ; au mileu, une croisette.

Reverse

Reverse description : Valeur dans le champ, surmonté d’une croisette.

Reverse legend : LK

Commentary

la marqueau revers correspond aux initiales de Léon V et de Constantin. Ce type est présenté comme un demi-follis par Marco Anastasi, p. 200, n° 498 plutôt que comme un follis. Au revers, les lettres sont effilées.
The reverse mark corresponds to the initials of Leo V and Constantine. This type is presented as a half-follis by Marco Anastasi, p. 200, no. 498 rather than as a follis. On the reverse, the letters are tapered