SALVS REIPVBLICAE (18 january / 17 november 474)
Reference : AYC #4 f, RIC 803
Weight:
Metal: Gold
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Scarcity: Very rare
Type:
D N LEO ET Z - ENO PP AVG
Bust of Leo I facing, cuirassed, wearing a helmet with crest and a pearl diadem. Holding a spear passing behind his head with the right hand and a decorated shield with a horseman slaying an enemy, with the left hand.
SALVS REI - PVBLICAE
Leo II on the left and Zeno on his right, both seated on throne. A latin cross placed between their two heads. A star placed Between REI and PVBLICAE.
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Coin sold the 22/03/1937 by Münzhandlung Basel, Vente publique n°8, lot 1132.
One copy known.
Variant without step.
On the obverse I noted ''Bust of Leo I'' because it is obvious that it is not a portrait of Leo II who is a child.