147, Lot: 550. Estimate $200. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Leo IV the Khazar, with Constantine VI. 775-780. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 778-780. Leo IV and Constantine VI enthroned, each holding akakia; pellet to either side / Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V; pellet and cross between. DOC III 2; SB 1584. Near VF, a bit rough and ragged.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVIII (8 December 1993), lot 482.