Description: Leo III and Constantine V (720 - 741). AE Follis, Syracuse mint. Λ-E-O-N Δ-E-C-Π; Leo III, bearded, standing facing, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right / K-W-N-S Δ-E-C-Π; Constantine V, beardless, standing facing, wears crown and chlamys, akakia in right.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 3,26 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: SBCV 1531

Commentary: very scarce; bronze surfaces with greenish deposits, good details with nearly full legends

History: In 717, the year of Leo's accession to the throne, Umayyad Caliphate started the second siege of Constantinople and lost after over 12 months of battle, regarded nowadays as one of the most decisive in the European history and is seen, together with the Battle of Tours in 732 as an ultimate stop of Arab expansion into Europe.

Article Number: 047-06-06-41652