COINAGE OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
LEO I, 457-474
Mint of Constantinopolis
Solidus 462-466. Officina A. Obv. D N LEO PE -RPET AVG Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing,head turned slightly to r., spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder. Rev. VICTORI - A AVGGG A Victory standing to l. holding long jewelled cross, star on r. CONOB in exergue. RIC 605. LRC 518. Depeyrot 93/1. 4.49 g. Magnificent specimen. Brilliant uncirculated. Ex Auction F R. Künker 204, Osnabrück, March 2012. Lot 911. Ex Auction Numismatica Genevensis 6, Geneva 2010, Lot 220.