COINAGE OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
LEO I, 457-474
Mint of Rome
Semissis 472-473. Obv. D N LEO PE - RPET AVG Draped, diademed bust to r. Rev. SALVS REIPVBLICAE Chi-Rho in wreath. CONOB in exergue. RIC 2532 (this specimen). LRC -. Ratto 255 (this specimen). 2.20 g. Of greatest rarity, perhaps unique. Extremely fine. Ex Goodacre Collection Auction Christie, Manson & Woods. London, 22 April 1986. Lot 46. Ex Ratto Collection Dec. 1930, Lot 255.