Details
LOT 3771
Leo I AE 10mm. AD 457-474. Uncertain mint.
[D] N LEO P F [AVG], pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Lion crouching to left, head to right, within wreath. RIC X 674 ff. Very Fine.(1.33gr, 10mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 1619.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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