Co 346 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Alexandria) [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

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

Reverse Photograph