Co 327 (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 674, p. 250, pl. 26
Preservation comment
Wear: G/P. Deeply chipped edge; sparse, slight pitting and rare scratching. Small, thin patches of white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 53, no. 643 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Leo I, A.D. 457-474, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12)
7
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.5
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.56
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed and draped [and cuirassed?] bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N LEO P] F AV[G]
Reverse Description
Lion crouching to left and looking back to right; within wreath broken for mintmark (traces)
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CON
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Lion (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 327 (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/co0327>