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CNG Feature Auction 120

Lot nuber 977

Leo II, with Zeno. AD 474. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina.


CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 977.
 Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Leo II, with Zeno. AD 474. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Leo and Zeno seated facing on double throne, each holding mappa in right hand; star and cross above; A//CONOB. RIC X 803; Depeyrot 98/1; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, some marks on reverse. EF.

Among the most pressing concerns of the aging East Roman Emperor Leo I was finding a successor. Having no son, his hope rested with his eldest daughter, Aelia Ariadne, who had married an Isaurian soldier named Zeno. The couple soon produced a son, Leo II. When the elder Leo’s health began to falter, he raised his eponymous grandson to the rank of Caesar in October AD 473, then Augustus in January AD 474. Leo I died a few days later, and the sickly seven-year-old Leo II became sole emperor. Leo’s widow Aelia Verina arranged for Leo II to appoint his own father, Zeno, co-emperor on 9 February AD 474, an arrangement that lasted until Leo II died in November of the same year. Afterward, the Zeno ruled as sole emperor. This solidus was struck during their brief joint-reign.

The final winners of all CNG 120 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 11-12 May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Three – Roman Republican and Imperatorial Coinage through Early Medieval and Islamic Coinage will be held Thursday morning, 12 May 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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