457-474 AD VERY rare AE2 of Leo w/SALVS RPVRLICA, Cherson mint, Roman Empire (RIC 660)

DN LEO PRPET AG, Leo facing right / SALVS R-PVRLICA, Emperor standing right, holding standard and globe, treading down on a prostrate captive, CON in exergue. 20mm, 4.15 grams. Constantinople or Cherson mint. RIC 660.

This type is a great rarity, with only a handful of other known examples.

These coins were probably minted in Constantinople for circulation in Cherson, in Roman Sarmatia. These large bronze coins are very rare.

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