Byzantine Gold Coin - pierced in antiquity
Authentic Roman Coin
18k gold ring
Leo I “the Thracian”, gold solidus AU gold solidus. Constantinople mint between 462-466 AD
Obverse: DN LEO PE-RPET AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust, three-quarters facing, spear over shoulder and holding shield inscribed with horseman advancing right. Reverse: VICTORI-A AVGGG Z, Victory standing left with long cross, star in right field; CONOB in exergue.
Leo I, a native of Dacia, assumed the purple after the death of Marcian in 457 A.D. Leo came to the throne at a time when the Eastern Roman army was made up almost entirely of Germans, and it is through the efforts of Leo that the powerful German military faction's influence was destroyed. After being struck down by illness, he raised his infant grandson to the purple, then died shortly after.
Authentic Roman Coin
18k gold ring
Leo I “the Thracian”, gold solidus AU gold solidus. Constantinople mint between 462-466 AD
Obverse: DN LEO PE-RPET AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust, three-quarters facing, spear over shoulder and holding shield inscribed with horseman advancing right. Reverse: VICTORI-A AVGGG Z, Victory standing left with long cross, star in right field; CONOB in exergue.
Leo I, a native of Dacia, assumed the purple after the death of Marcian in 457 A.D. Leo came to the throne at a time when the Eastern Roman army was made up almost entirely of Germans, and it is through the efforts of Leo that the powerful German military faction's influence was destroyed. After being struck down by illness, he raised his infant grandson to the purple, then died shortly after.
Authentic Roman Coin
18k gold ring
Leo I “the Thracian”, gold solidus AU gold solidus. Constantinople mint between 462-466 AD
Obverse: DN LEO PE-RPET AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust, three-quarters facing, spear over shoulder and holding shield inscribed with horseman advancing right. Reverse: VICTORI-A AVGGG Z, Victory standing left with long cross, star in right field; CONOB in exergue.
Leo I, a native of Dacia, assumed the purple after the death of Marcian in 457 A.D. Leo came to the throne at a time when the Eastern Roman army was made up almost entirely of Germans, and it is through the efforts of Leo that the powerful German military faction's influence was destroyed. After being struck down by illness, he raised his infant grandson to the purple, then died shortly after.
All coin jewelry comes with the following items:
- Certificate which guarantees authenticity and provides background information (listed below) on the acquired coin(s)
- Sterling silver chain and jewelry pouch
