LEO V and CONSTANTINE. 813-820 AD. AV Solidus (4.40 gm). Constantinople 
      mint. . LE-On bASILEU', crowned facing bust of Leo, holding cross potent 
      and akakia / COnST-AnT' dESP' X (cut over E), crowned facing bust of 
      Constantine, holding cross on globe and akakia. DOC III 2b; BN 1-2; SB 
      1627. EF ($2500) From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik 
      Auktion 77 (11-12 May 2000), lot 856. 

Leo's reign was characterized not by military activity, but by religious controversy. He was assassinated in Hagia Sophia on Christmas Day, 820. His godson Theophilus would avenge his 
      murder after his accession in 829, even though the conspirators had been 
      associates of his father Michael II.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2291.
 
 Lot sold for $1760, plus buyers fees.

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