Co 519 (Late Roman bronze coin of Leo I from Cyzicus) [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 678, p. 293, pl. 26
Comparanda
LRBC II.2611, p. 99
Contributor Notes
2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR enhanced description.
Preservation description
Wear G. Roughly 20% of edge torn from obverse upper left; remaining edge nicked. Extensive, moderate pitting and sparse scratching. Small, thin patches of pale green corrosion on obverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 809 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
7
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Leo I (eastern emperor, 457-474)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Cyzicus
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.93
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, [and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N LEO] P F AVG
Reverse Description
Lion crouching to left and looking back to right; within wreath broken for mintmark
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CVẒ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Lion (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph