AV Solidus, 4.33g (20mm, 5h).

D N LEO PERPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to r., holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Z, Victory standing to l., holding long jewelled cross; star in r. field, CONOB in exergue

Pedigree: This coin published in I. Vecchi, R. Beale and S. Parkin, The Mare Nostrum Hoard (forthcoming); From the Mare Nostrum Hoard (1954).

References: RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1

Grade: Very little wear with slight softness on reverse high points. Contact marks throughout. VF+

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