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Numismatic Auction 102  5 Oct 2021
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Lot 258

Estimate: 125 USD
Price realized: 131 USD
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Leo I. A.D. 457-474. AE majorina (19.7 mm, 4.06 g, 7 h). Constantinople mint, Struck A.D. 462-473. D N LEO P-RPET AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of LeoI right / SALVS R-PVRLIC[A], Leo in military garb standing right, holding labarum and globe, foot set on kneeling, bound captive who looks back // CON. RIC X 660; LRBC 2256. Good VF for type, well-struck on adequate-size, somewhat irregular flan, dark olive patina. RIC says "R3".

This type may have been struck for exclusive use in Cherson and vicinity in Crimea where this denomination was popular
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