ZENO AV. SOLIDUS

AD 476-491.
Zeno Av. solidus, AD 476-491, Constantinople mint. D N ZENO PERP AVG; pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG I; Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 911 and 930; Depeyrot 108/1. Good Very Fine. This coin published in I. Vecchi, R. Beale and S. Parkin, The Mare Nostrum Hoard (forthcoming);
From the Mare Nostrum Hoard (1954).
Size: 20mm; 4.47g, 6h.
Provenance: Private London collection.

Estimate: GBP 450 - 900