Co 597 (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
RICX Leo I 674, p. 293, pl. 26
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Obverse Description
Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right (“barbarous“ style)
Obverse Inscription
[D N LEO P F] AVG
Reverse Description
Lion crouching to left and turning back to right; within wreath broken by mintmark
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, [C]ON
Diameter
10.0
Weight (kg)
0.49
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 597 (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/co0597>