Description: Leo I (457 - 474 AD). AE2, Constantinople mint for Cherson. D N LEO PERPET AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS REPVBLICA; Leo standing right, holding labarum and globe; bound captive to right, CON in ex.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 4,48 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 657

Commentary: rare; green patina, ragged flan, good details

History: In 467 AD Leo I came to an agreement with Ricimer, the Western magister militum, which for exchange of the Eastern emperor on the throne of the Western empire (Anthemius) comprised the retaking of Africa from Vandals by Leo I - an expedition which was a military and financial desaster.

Article Number: 047-06-03-41652