Gold solidus of Leo I, Thessalonica, 462 - 466 A.D.
D N LEO PERPET AVG; Pearl-diademed bust of Leo I, l., wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cruciform sceptre.
VICTORIA AVGGG; Leo I, nimbate, wearing consular robes, enthroned, facing front, holding mappa and cruciform sceptre; star in left and right field; in exergue, THSOB.
RIC 626; LRC 559; Depeyrot 60/1
Picture credit: Numismatik Lanz München (Auction 151), 30.6.2011, lot 937
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