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