ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Leo I (AD 457-474), Gold Solidus, mint of Mediloanum, struck AD 461, D N LEO PE-RPETV AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassede bust facing right, rev VICTORI-A AVGGG, Emperor standing facing, holding a long cross and Victory on a globe, his right foot resting on the head of a human-headed serpent, M-D in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.21g, 6h (RIC 2510). Removed from a mount, marks at edge, good fine and rare.
Estimate: £150-200