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Solidus - Leo I VICTORIA AVGGG, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 462-466 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORI-A AVGGG THSOB (Translation: Victory of the Augusti) |
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Leo I came to power in 457 as the first emperor elevated by a Germanic generalissimo — Aspar the Alan — who fully expected to govern through him. The Thessalonica mint, subordinate to Constantinople but active throughout this period, struck solidi carrying the VICTORIA AVGGG legend nominally honoring three Augusti, though the western colleague Libius Severus was largely Ricimer's puppet and held little real authority. Leo spent much of this window maneuvering against both men, eventually orchestrating Aspar's murder in 471.