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ID: |
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77001047 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Leo I |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 457-474
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Solidus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 457-473 |
| Weight: |
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4.48 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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D N LEO PE-RPET AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below |
| Reverse Legend: |
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VICTORI-A AVGGG / Θ/CONOB |
| Reverse Description: |
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Victory standing left, holding long cross in right hand; star in right field; Θ/CONOB |
| Exergue: |
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CONOB |
| Mint Mark: |
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Θ/CONOB |
| Mint: |
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Constantinople |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC X 605 |
| Reference2: |
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MIRB 3 |
| Reference3: |
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Depeyrot 93/1 |
| Reference4: |
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DOCLR 528 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115470 |
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Grade:
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EF, thin die break in field on obverse. |
| Notes: |
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Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1047 From a North American Collection. Ex Sotheby’s Zurich (27 October 1993) [Athena Fund Sale], lot 1841. |
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