Ancient Gold - Roman
Lot 4079 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST) Ancient Gold - Roman
Estimate $500
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LEO I, (A.D. 457-474), gold solidus, Constantinople Mint, 1st Officina, issued 462 or 466, (4.47 g), obv. Leo three-quarter facing bust, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding spear and shield, around DN LEO PE RP ET AVC, rev. Victory standing to left, in right hand holding long cross, in right field a star, around VICTORI A AVGGG A, in exergue CONOB, (S.21404, RIC 605, Depeyrot 93/1). A few surface marks, nearly very fine and scarce.
Ex Rudolph Pekarek Collection. With collector's packet c.1930s.
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