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Details
LOT 3081
Leo I AE 11mm. AD 457-474. Uncertain mint.
Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Lion crouching to left, head to right, [within wreath]. Cf. RIC X 674 ff. Near Very Fine.(1.12gr, 11mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex CNG, eAuction 533, lot 907.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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