135, Lot: 272. Estimate $500. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LEO I. 457-474 AD. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 462-466 AD. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star in right field; Q/CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Good VF.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.