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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 8244676, member: 134416&quot;]I picked up a fairly attractive (for type) Leo III 40 nummi.&nbsp; It was from a British dealer, the first time I had ordered from them.&nbsp; Both coins came in one flip, and neither had a description tag, other than inventory number, which was slightly annoying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, whatever, I guess I can make my own description tag.</p><p><br /></p><p>Per the coins themselves, I&#039;m pretty happy. Until I opened up Sear, I didn&#039;t realize there were large module and small module versions of teh same Sear #; 1514. I would have preferred the large module, but neither seems to come up for sale all that often, so I&#039;m happy to cross Leo off my emperors&#039; list.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder which came first; the large module or the small module?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1451789[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Leo III with Constantine V (717-741). Æ 40 Nummi (19mm, 4.41g, 6h). Constantinople, year 20 (c. 720-1). Crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger. R/ Large M surmounted by crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding globus cruciger; cross to r.; A/A - X/X across lower field. MIB 28; DOC –; Sear 1514. Good VF (copied from dealer&#039;s description).</p><p><br /></p><p>The second was a large-sized snack, a Caracalla provincial.&nbsp; I have a soft spot for very large coins, so it fit the bill as filler.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1451796[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla (198-217). Cilicia, Tarsus. Æ (35mm, 13.29g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust r., slight drapery. R/ Emperor standing l., togate, sacrificing over altar. Cf. SNG BnF 1527-8 (for rev. type). Near VF (my grade: VG/G).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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