Co 345 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer 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
Co 342
Comparanda
RIC X Leo I 721, p. 296
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Deeply and widely chipped ridge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting, rare scratching, and sparse but prominent gouging. Wide patches of white bronze corrosion on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 73, no. 1127 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Indeterminate Monogram, Sixth Century, Nummus“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
10.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.65
Obverse Description
Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
D N LEO - [ ]
Reverse Description
Regular Greek monogram of emperor within wreath tied flat below
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, KOⲤ (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph