Co 1029 (Late Roman coin of Leo I from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC X Antioch 692, p. 294

Preservation comment

Wear: P/G. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 909 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)

Axis (1-12)

9

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

6.5

Numismatic Mint

Antioch on the Orontes

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.66

Obverse Description

Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

[D N LEONS] P F A[VG]

Reverse Inscription

Monogram of emperor within thick wreath

Reverse Inscription

Regular Latin monogram of emperor; in exergue, ANT[A]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph