Experts in Coins & Medals

Leo III the "Isaurian", 717-741. Solidus (Gold, 20.5 mm, 4.49 g, 6 h), Constantinople, Є = 5th officina. d N D LEO-N P A MЧL • Crowned and bearded bust of Leo III facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and akakia with his left. Rev. VICTORIA - AVςЧ Є / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 1c. Füeg 1.B.5. MIB 1. SB 1502. With a lovely, sharply struck obverse. Minor graffito on the reverse and some minor striking flatness, otherwise, good extremely fine.

IONIA. Klazomenai. Circa 480-400 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.28 g, 8 h). Forepart of a winged boar to left. Rev. Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue. Seemingly unpublished. For a similar example see Nauman 127 (2023), 309. Possibly the second example known. About very fine.