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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2185205, member: 4298&quot;]Nice little thing Mat, and two lions (Leo/lion) together on the same coin is great. A pity they didn&#039;t mint that in Lyon....</p><p><br /></p><p>Only one Leo (no lion nor Lyon) lays on my trays, no lie !</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><i>Sorry for the horrible pic !</i></font></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0820-310.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Leo I. (457-474 AD). AE2 </b> Constantinople mint ? ca. AD 457-474</p><p>D N LEO PERPET AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>SALVS R PVBLICA, Leo standing right, holding labarum and globe, spurning bound captive.</p><p>3.00 gr, 20-21 mm</p><p>Ref : RIC X # 657. RC # 4339</p><p>The following comment, copied from the description of the coin at Auctiones.ch, where I bought it from : <i>&quot;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.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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