Augusta, A.D. 457-484
(Bronze) AE4
Constantinople mint? (Possibly Vandalic imitation)
Obv: D N L-EO?
Rev: [B/e] - Empress Verina, standing facing forward, holding globus cruciger (cross on globe) and transverse spear
RIC (Leo) 714?
12mm, 1.1g
Aelia Verina became Empress when her husband, Leo I, was chosen to be Emperor of the Eastern Empire. She lost power after her husband’s death and became involved in several schemes and alliances to regain it, but all without success.
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