Co 391 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Constantinople) [permalink]
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, pl. 26
Comparanda
LRBC II.2260, p. 91
Contributor Notes
2015 (June 24): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2024: JLR identified and described coin.
Preservation description
Wear: G. Roughly 20% edge snapped off from obverse upper left; rounded and sparsely cracked from heavy usage. Dense, moderate pitting across both surfaces; small, thin patches of white to greenish blue corrosion.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 64, no. 1010 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin I or Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus“)
Axis (1-12)
4
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
8.5
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.59
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N] ḶẸỌ P̣ [F] AV[G]
Reverse Description
Lion crouching to left and turning head back to right; within wreath broken for 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