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Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor, Gold Solidus
The obverse of a gold Solidus, 4.37 grams, struck in the name of and portraying the Eastern Roman emperor Leo I, 457-474 AD, at Thessalonica (now in northern Greece), in commemoration of one of his terms in the traditional Roman republican office of consul. His portrait displays a pearl diadem, Consular robes or an "imperial mantle", a mappa in his right hand and a cross-topped scepter over his left shoulder.
References include RIC X, 620.
Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor, Gold Solidus
The obverse of a gold Solidus, 4.37 grams, struck in the name of and portraying the Eastern Roman emperor Leo I, 457-474 AD, at Thessalonica (now in northern Greece), in commemoration of one of his terms in the traditional Roman republican office of consul. His portrait displays a pearl diadem, Consular robes or an "imperial mantle", a mappa in his right hand and a cross-topped scepter over his left shoulder.
References include RIC X, 620.