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ID:     862998
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Leo III, the Isaurian
Date Ruled:     AD 717-741
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     circa 721-730
Weight:     3.72 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     [...]
Obverse Description:     Crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger and akakia
Reverse Legend:     [DNO C]ONTAN / M / SC-[Λ]
Reverse Description:     Crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding globus cruciger and akakia, crown topped with cross, ornate horizontal bar below; in exergue large M, SC-[Λ]
Mint:     Syracuse
Primary Reference:     DOC 54
Reference2:     SB 1530
Reference3:     Anastasi 399a
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=157686
Grade:     VF, dark green patina
Notes:     Large flan for issue.