Ancients
Zeno (AD 474-491). AV solidus (20mm, 4.22 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5, graffito, edge marks. Thessalonica, second reign, AD 476-491. O N ZENO-PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVCCC, Victory standing facing, head left, long jeweled cross in right hand; stars in left and right fields, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 941. Hahn 19. Depeyrot 62/1. Very interesting style for this rare issue.
From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Auction 18 (12 October 1998), lot 8.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 700-1000 USD