Leo I (457-474) and Verina.   [AE2's]
Images.  
ES3
19		 AE2
bust right		 VIRTVS EXRCITI [sic]
emp rt. with standard and globe
foot on captive		 A--
So1.1		 S-- RIC X
652-4
Constantinople		 H23a-b
Pl. 9
Con		 DO LRC
560		  
ES4
19		 AE2
bust right		 SALVS RPVBLCA [sic]
emp rt. with standard and globe foot on captive		 A--
So1.2-3		 SR4339 RIC X
657-664
Constantinople		 H24a-b
Pl. 9
Con		 DO LRC
561		 D. Markov: Perhaps the high-quality ones really are 
from Constantinople.
ES5
19		 AE2
Verina
bust right		 SALVS REIPVBLICAE, 
Victory seated right, 
inscribing chi-rho on shield.		 A--
So--		 SR4345 RIC X
655-6
Constantinople		 H25
Con
pl. 9		 DO LRC
598		  
.

   Type ES3
   AE20. 6:00. 4.69 grams.
   Tooled diadem which is a channel not in the design.


L .

   Type ES4
   AE20. 5:30. 4.45 grams.

LL  Type ES4. AE20. 6:00. 4.24 grams. RIC 662 "R4".
 
Verina:

Verina
  Type ES5
   AE20. 6:00. 5.27 grams.  


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