AV Solidus Emperor Zeno Eastern Roman Empire

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Wonderful!! Another gem!!

 

Thanks, that was my second ever ancient coin! I won it NFA auction in 1987. I remember how excited I was when I the invoice in mail...knowing I had won my first coin in an auction. That excitement is alive and well today!

 

You're killing me with all these nice gold pieces.

 

wow again!

i'm not going to show my zeno.

 

Beautiful, sure puts my scrappy bronze Zeno to shame, obviously.


Zeno (476 - 491 A.D.)
Æ4
O: Pearl-diademed, draped bust right.
R: Monogram
Constantinople mint
14mm
.89g
Cf. RIC X 958

 

Thanks everyone for nice compliments....nice to be able to share these.

 

Remarkably nice coin! I really like that you can see poor old Zeno's eyebags. You can tell his reign wasn't all fun and games.

 

Thanks!
At least he lived out his reign peacefully. He had a problem with his General Basiliscus, but in end won out. He could be cruel, he had Basiliscus and his whole Family banished to an island to be starved to death. Not nice!

 

Hey, I like the Zeno Ae4 too. Bronze really sucked till Anastasius reformed the coinage.