Co 1135 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Alexandria) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not before (date)

457

Not before (date)

471

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC X Leo I 670, p. 292

Comparanda

LRBC II.2932, p. 105

Preservation comment

Wear: aG. Portions of edge snapped off, and slight nicking; extensive, slight pitting and minor gouging. Thin film of white bronze disease especially obverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII,[ p. 61, no. 931 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)

Axis (1-12)

2

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Alexandria (Egypt)

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.75

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within border?

Obverse Inscription

[D] N LE[O PERP]ET [A]V

Reverse Description

Lion standing to left with head right; above, cross; within border (traces)

Reverse Inscription

In exergue, ALE

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Lion (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph