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Triton XXIV

Lot nuber 207

Leo I, with Leo II as Caesar. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck October AD 473-January 474.


Triton XXIV
Lot: 207.
 Estimated: $ 2 000

Merani Collection – Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 10 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Leo I, with Leo II as Caesar. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck October AD 473-January 474. D N LEO PE RPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear in right hand over right shoulder and shield in left / SALVS REI PVBLICAE C, Leo I and Leo II, nimbate, enthroned facing; star above cross between them, the throne with back and curved sides; CONOB. RIC X 638; Depeyrot 92/1; DOCLR 533. Lustrous. Near EF. Very rare.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Glenn W. Woods Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 1064; Berk BBS 108 (12 May 1999), lot 16.

The “C” at the end of the legend on reverse stands for “Caesar”, the title conferred on Leo II.

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session One, which begins 19 January 2021 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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