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Constantine VI, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV, 780-797. Solidus (Gold, 21 mm, 4.45 g, 7 h), Constantinople, 778-780. LЄOn VS S ЄςςOn COnSTAhTInOS O nЄOS Θ Crowned facing busts of Leo IV on the left and Constantine VI on the right, both wearing a loros, and with a cross above and a pellet between them. Rev. LЄOn PAP' COnSTAnTInOS PATHR Crowned and draped facing busts of Leo III on the left and Constantine V on the right, both wearing a chlamys, and with a cross above and pellet between them. DOC 1b. Füeg 2.A.1. SB 1583. Complete, with clear inscriptions and in an unusually fine condition for the type. Minor flat areas from striking, otherwise, extremely fine.

ITALY, Sicily. Kingdom of Sicily. Roger II, as Count, 1105-1130. Tari (Gold, 14.5 mm, 2.14 g, 2 h), Messina. Circular Kufic legend with an ornate 'Tau' at the center, dividing a Kufic legend. Rev. Circular Kufic legend with a three-line Kufic legend at the center. D'Andrea Contreras 199. Travaini, Monetazione, 169. Spahr 39. Obverse struck off-center, otherwise, about very fine.