EMPIRE ROMAIN D’ORIENT

EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
(BYZANTINE), CONSTANTINOPLE
Zenon (474-491), rare solidus, gold, 476-477
Av. Bust of Zenon, helmet, pearl-diadem,
cuirass, facing, holding spear with right hand
right hand behind the head and a horseman's shield
on the left arm. Rv. Victory, wing,
draped, standing right, holding a long cross
jeweled cross| star in right field.
right field. Officina mark terminating the lettering
and workshop mark in exergue
(VICTORI-A AVGGG CONOB)
RIC X 905-912
Pb : 4,47 gr
TTB +
Formerly contained in a seal
(broken by us) and a C.O.F.O.P certificate
from Mr F. Massot

A copy is preserved in the Kunsthistorisches
Museum in Vienna, RO 30210.