457 AD - 474 AD

Leon I   Constantinopolis   Imperium Byzantinum
Λέων Α'   Κωνσταντινούπολις  Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία



Solidus / Σόλιδος AV 20
SHH 940

940 Leon I Constantinopolis Imperium Byzantinum Solidus AV

Parameter
Obverse



Reverse

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Reference

4.43 g   19.0-20.0 mm   5:00 o'clock   EF
Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Leon facing,
spear in right hand held over right shoulder behind head;
in left arm shield decorated with horseman riding down enemy;
D N LEO PE / RPET AVG around.
Victoria standing left, holding long cross of pellets; in right field star;
VICTORI / AVG G G S around; in exergue CONOB.
Constantinopolis mint.
DO LRC 525; RIC X 605