Leo I Æ Minimus. Alexandria, AD 457-474. [D N LEO P F AVG], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Lion standing left, head right, with cross above and ALE[A] below; all within wreath. RIC 670; LRBC 2932. 1.07g, 10mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Active under Arcadius and during the early years of the reign of Theodosius II, the issue of minimi to which the present piece belongs formed the final output of Roman coins from the mint of Alexandria.