Leo V the Armenian, with Constantine. 813-820. Æ Follis (19.5mm, 3.06 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 618
Lot: 944. Estimated: $ 75

Byzantine, Bronze

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Leo V the Armenian, with Constantine. 813-820. Æ Follis (19.5mm, 3.06 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing loros, holding cross potent; star to right / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; C - I across field. DOC 17; Anastasi 488; SB 1636; Dow, ACTTB p. 308 (this coin). Dark green patina. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 180 (23 January 2008), lot 351 (part of).

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Byzantine Empire. This auction is our final offering of coins from the Dow Collection.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 15:14:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.