Co 308 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
474
Not before (date)
457
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Leo I 668, p. 292
Preservation comment
Wear: F. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting. Speckled white to light blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 57, no. 763 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
7.5
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.64
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N LEO P F A]VG
Reverse Description
Lion striding to left and looking back to [✶]; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CO[N]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 308 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0308>