1459. CONSTANTINE V & LEO IV. 751-775 AD. Æ Half Follis (2.29 gm). Syracuse
mint. Crowned busts of  Constantine and Leo; cross between their heads; NKA
in exergue  / Bust of Leo III, holding cross potent  and globus cruciger; L
in  exergue. DOC  III 20;  SB 1569A.  Good VF,  sage green  patina, obverse
cleaning scratches revealing bare metal. Very rare. ($200)

The exergue on the obverse of this coin clearly shows the letters as NKA,
as opposed to CIK’L, which DOC regarded in its own listing as questionable.


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1459.
 
 Lot sold for $400.


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