Aelia Verina was the Empress consort of Leo I of the East Roman Empire. She was a sister of Basiliscus, and her daughter Ariadne was Empress consort of first Zeno and then Anastasius I. Verina was also the maternal grandmother of Leo II.
Coins of Verina are incredibly rare, and are almost never sold on the open market.
Unless you've got almost unlimited funds, the only way to get a coin of Verina is a tiny AE4 of her husband Leo I, which features her on the obverse holding a scepter.
Coins of Verina are incredibly rare, and are almost never sold on the open market.
Unless you've got almost unlimited funds, the only way to get a coin of Verina is a tiny AE4 of her husband Leo I, which features her on the obverse holding a scepter.
(1)
Leo I
|
Verina
Obverse: DN LEO (?), Head of Leo right
Reverse: Verina standing, facing, holding a transverse scepter "b-E"
Diameter:
11 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.2 g
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.2 g
No notes for this coin
RIC X 713-718
(2)
Leo I
|
Verina
An
AE
11
struck an unknown year
in
an unknown location
Obverse: D N L-EO, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Verina standing facing, holding cross on globe and sceptre
Diameter:
11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1 g
No notes for this coin
RIC X 714; LRBC 2272; DOC 583; MIRB 30; Sear 21436