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CICF Signature Sale 3032 10-12 April 2014
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Leo II and Zeno, Eastern Roman Emperors (AD 474). AV solidus (21mm, 4.51 gm, 6h). Constantinople, February-November AD 474. D N LEO ET Z-ENO P P AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust (of Zeno?), head slightly right, holding spear over right shoulder and on left arm shield decorated with horseman motif / SALVS REI ✱ PVBLICAE Z, Leo II and Zeno enthroned facing, each nimbate, diademed and wearing imperial mantle, each holding mappa, † above, CONOB in exergue. RIC X, 803. Depeyrot 98/1. Slight doubling of reverse legend, otherwise well struck and lustrous, certainly one of the finest known specimens of this rare issue. NGC (photo-certificate) MS 4/5 - 5/5. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Spink (London, 10 October 1990), lot 220; M & M List 500 (June 1987), no. 120.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Leo II and Zeno, Eastern Roman Emperors (AD 474). AV solidus (21mm, 4.51 gm, 6h). Constantinople, February-November AD 474. D N LEO ET Z-ENO P P AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust (of Zeno?), head slightly right, holding spear over right shoulder and on left arm shield decorated with horseman motif / SALVS REI ✱ PVBLICAE Z, Leo II and Zeno enthroned facing, each nimbate, diademed and wearing imperial mantle, each holding mappa, † above, CONOB in exergue. RIC X, 803. Depeyrot 98/1. Slight doubling of reverse legend, otherwise well struck and lustrous, certainly one of the finest known specimens of this rare issue. NGC (photo-certificate) MS 4/5 - 5/5. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Spink (London, 10 October 1990), lot 220; M & M List 500 (June 1987), no. 120.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD