Leo I AV Solidus. Constantinople, circa AD 465/466. D N LEO PERPET AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust three quarters facing, holding spear over right shoulder and shield, decorated with horseman motif, on left arm / VICTORIA AVGGG B, Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1. 4.53g, 21mm, 7h.
Mint State; lustrous, untouched fields.
From the Dr. Nicholas Lowe Collection;
Ex Christie's, 26 November 1992, lot 149.