26 Centuries of Gold
462-465 Leo I
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE (4th CENT AD - 5th CENT AD) EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Leo I, AD 457-474 |
| Item Description: |
AV Solidus Merrill Gibson Collection rv Victory w/long cross |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
Leo I the Great, Eastern Roman Empire (AD 457-474). AV solidus (20mm, 4.49 gm, 5h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 4th officina, ca. AD 462-466. D N LEO PE-RPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Leo I facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGGG Δ, Victory standing facing, head left, grounded jeweled cross in right hand; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 605.
From the Merrill A. Gibson Collection of Ancient Coins. Ex Apollo Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included.