- Co 346 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Alexandria) [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 694, p. 294, pl. 26
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG. Nicked edges; moderate pitting and flaking across surfaces. Patches of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 54, no. 646, pl. II (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Leo I, A.D. 457-474, Uncertain“ and misdraws monogram)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 9.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.81
- Obverse Description
- Diademed, draped, and [cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [D]N L[E-O ]
- Reverse Description
- Leo’s Latin monogram (large S above) within thin wreath (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- In exergue, SM[A?]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 346 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0346>
