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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1789093, member: 42773&quot;]A tentative step into Byzantine waters...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s22.postimg.org/cob3lba35/004bothsmall.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Byzantine Empire: Constantine V/Leo IV/Leo III, 741-775</p><p>AE Follis: 17.9mm, 2.09g; Syracuse Mint: 751-775</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: Constantine V, bearded (on left) and Leo IV, beardless (on right) standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys, and holding akakia; between their heads, cross; to left, K; to right, Λ / Є / W / N.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev.: Leo III, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding cross potent; to left,&nbsp; Λ / Є / O / N; to right, Δ / Є / C / Π.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Sear 1569; Berk 864; Spahr 335; Anastasi 437; DO III 19</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is a tough coin to light for a good pic - seems like any combination of angles highlights certain details while hiding others. I&#039;ve been comparing my coin to a couple on Wildwinds for the sake of learning the design...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s21.postimg.org/iw2zbbr3b/sb1569three.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My example doesn&#039;t seem any better or worse than any I&#039;ve found on the web. Apparently it&#039;s the kind of coin where you need a few choice pieces to illustrate all the devices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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