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RIC
Volume X - Divided Empire to Fall of Empire: Leo I (457-474)
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Leo I, AV Solidus, Probably 462 or 466, Constantinople, Officina 9
D N LEO PE_RPET AVG
Pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped, cuirassed bust facing, spear in right hand over right shoulder, shield decorated with
horseman riding down enemy in left hand
VICTORI_A AVGGGQ
Victory standing left, long jeweled cross in right hand
* in right field
CONOB in exergue
21mm, 4.45g
RIC X, 605 (S)
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Leo I, AE4, 457-474, Constantinople
D N LEO P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, cross above head
(No legend)
Lion standing left, head right
CON in exergue
10mm x 12mm, 1.15g
RIC X, 672 (R2)
Note: RIC lists only this one coin from the lion series without wreath, but describes the reverse with cross above lion
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Leo I, AE4, c.468-473, Late Period, Uncertain Mint
[D N LEO PERPET AVG]
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Monogram #2
L with slanted leg on left connected with diagonal line to E on right, O
at top of L, S leaning right in upper margin
? in exergue
9mm, 0.83g
RIC X, 692 (R)
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Leo I, AE4, 457-474, Constantinople
D N L_EO
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
(No legend)
Leo standing facing, long cross in right hand, left hand on head of
kneeling captive
O in left field (corrupted star?)
CN in exergue
11mm x 12mm, 1.10g
RIC X, 703v (?) (C for type)
Note: RIC lists variety B of this reverse type as star in left field, however this specimen appears to have an "O" instead.
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Leo I and Aelia Verina, AE4, 457-484, Constantinople
D N L_EO
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
b | E
Legend flanking standing figure of Aelia Verina facing, globus cruciger in right
hand, transverse scepter in left
11mm x 13mm, 1.11g
RIC X, 714 (C2); Vagi 3798
Note: The b | E in the fields abbreviate the name of Aelia Verina, with the Greek beta replacing the Latin V.
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