Description
Thessalonika, 462 or 466 AD. AU Solidus, 4.44 gr., 20.2 mm.
Obv.: D N LEO PERPET AUG; helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed bust of Leo I facing, holding spear over right shoulder and shield with horseman and enemy motif on left arm.
Rev.: VICTORIA AVGGG•; Victory standing to the left, supporting long jeweled cross; in right field: star; in exergue: THSOB.
Ref.: RIC 617; Depeyrot 56/2; MIRB 15b. Ex Gorny & Mosch 249 (Munich 2017), lot 988.
Very rare. Extremely Fine.
