Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 312 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople)
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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 685, p. 293
Preservation comment
Wear: G/P. Roughly 15% snapped off from lower obverse, with contiguous cracking; extensive, slight pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 57, no. 765 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
1
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.82
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D] N L–EO [?
Reverse Description
Latin monogram of emperor (faint)
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CON
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 312 (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/co0312>