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LEO I (457-474). Nummus. Constantinople or Cherson.
Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SALVS PVRLICA(?) / CON.
Leo standing right, holding labarum and globus; captive to right.
Cf. RIC 661.
Condition: Near very fine.
Weight: 3.32 g.
Diameter: 20 mm.
This rare issue, one of the last Roman Imperial bronzes of considerable size and neat workmanship, is almost exclusively found on the Crimea and has consequently often been attributed to the Cherson mint. The mintmark CON makes it possible, however, that the issue was struck in Constantinopolis and then shipped to the Crimea.
