Lot description:
Leo I AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 462 or 466. D N LEO PERPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG•, Victory standing to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, THSOB in exergue. RIC X 619; Depeyrot 59/2; Spink 8006, 936 (same obv. die); Harmers of London 2, 198 (same dies). 4.29g, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare with two stars on the reverse and pellet at the end of legend.
Estimate: 300 GBP | |