Ancients
Leo I the Great (AD 457-474). AV solidus (20mm, 4.47 gm, 5h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Constantinople, 6th officina, ca. AD 462-466. D N LEO PE-RPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, 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 S, Victory standing facing, head left, tall jeweled cross with horizontal crossbar in right hand; star behind, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 605. A sparkling jewel - all meticulous details fully struck on mirror fields.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD