Co 1212 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Heraclea) [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
RIC X Leo I 719, p. 295 (monogram 6)
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Moderate to severe snapping and chipping around edges; extensive, moderate pitting and fissuring.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 956 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Heraclea (Thrace)
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.6
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N [LE]OS P [F A]VG
Reverse Description
Monogram within wreath
Reverse Inscription
Emperor‘s regular Greek monogram; in exergue, SMH[A]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1212 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Heraclea).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1212>