Co 1340 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer 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 674, p. 293
Preservation comment
Wear: G+. Somewhat extensive, slight pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 62, no. 980 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Eartly Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
7.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.66
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust of beardless emperor to right (schematic)
Obverse Inscription
D N LE[O P F AVG]
Reverse Description
Lion crouching to left and looking back; within wreath broken by mintmark
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CON
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Lion (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph