Ancients
Leo I the Great (AD 457-474). AV solidus (19mm, 4.46 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, scratches. 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 very pleasant example with bright lustrous surfaces.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 500-700 USD