Leon III Isaurus   Syracusae
Imperium Byzantinum
Λέων Γ' Ισαυρος ο Εικονομάχος   Συρακούσαι
Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία

Follis / Φόλλις AE 19

SHH 3543

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

2.78 g   18.6-19.8 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF Facing bust of Leon with short beard facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, and holding globe cruciger and akakia; no legible inscription; border of dots. Beardless bust of Constantinus V, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding globus cruciger and akakia; D N O CO[?] / [???] clockwise around; in exergue, SC / large M / [L]; border of dots. Mint of Syracusae. BMC ---; Dumbarton Oaks III/1 54; Ratto 1749 (Constantinus V); Sear Byzantine 1530