Rare Leo Siliqua

281, Lot: 466. Estimate $300. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Leo I. AD 457-474. AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.52 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 468-473. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SAL/ REI/ PUI in three lines within wreath; CONS*. RIC X 646; RSC 11Ca. Good VF, some porosity. Rare.