- Co 1268 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 474
- Not before (date)
- 457
- Comment
- This type was issued at all eastern Imperial mints, including possibly Alexandria.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Leo I 681-694, pp. 293-294 (monograms 1-3)
- Description
- This coin was either radically clipped down (but not traces of manipulation) or the flan was drastically undersized for the type.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P+/F. Roughly 15% snapped off from upper obverse, leaving deeply chipped edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting. Widespread white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 968 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 8
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 7.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.27
- Obverse Description
- Diademed and draped head of emperor to right (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- D N A[
- Reverse Inscription
- Leo‘s regular Latin monogram, S above; mintmark does not survive
- Reverse Inscription
- Monogram within wreath
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1268 (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/co1268>
