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Coin of Leo III

Coin of Leo III

r. 717-720; co-r. 720-741

Leo III

Byzantine

Obv.: Two busts facing, Leo on l., bearded, wearing chlamys, and Constantine on r., smaller and beardless (?), wearing loros. Each wears a crown with cross. They hold between them a cross potent in their r. hands, Leo's forearm crossing in front of his body to do so. Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Bronze

Byzantine period, Early

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