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 the shield adorned horseman on his left arm. Rv. Victory, wing, draped, standing right, holding a long cross jewelled cross; star in right field. field. Officina mark finishing 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 of Mr F. Massot A copy is kept at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, number RO 30210.