Watch List notes:

Leo I, 457-474. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.53 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, circa 462 or 466. D N LEO PERPET AVG Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Leo I facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG B / CONOB Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; in field to right, star. Depeyrot 93/1. RIC 605. Lustrous and attractive. Good extremely fine.


From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), ex Sternberg XIII, 17-18 November 1983, 1078.