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RIC X Leo I (East) 690

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 457–AD 474

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE4 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Leo I, AD 457–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (East) 690. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I monograms 1 or 2 within wreath. Obverse legend: D N LEO PER AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Leo I, also known as the Thracian or the Great, was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. Born in Dacia Aureliana near Thrace, his seventeen-year rule focused on ambitious political and military plans to aid the Western Roman Empire and recover lost territories. This bronze coin was struck for him at Cyzicus, an ancient city situated on the shoreward side of the Kapıdağ Peninsula in Mysia in Anatolia.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Leo I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Leo I monograms 1 or 2 within wreath
Obverse legend
D N LEO PER AVG
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.leo_i_e.690
Catalogue reference
RIC X Leo I (East) 690
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.leo_i_e.690
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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