146, Lot: 314. Estimate $300. Sold for $502. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Leo I. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 462-466. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding long cross, star in right field; S//CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Near EF.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.