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RIC X Leo I (West) 2502

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 457

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Leo I, AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2502. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, bearded, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Leo I, diademed, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of human-headed serpent. Obverse legend: D N LEO PER-PET AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Leo I, a native of Dacia Aureliana near historic Thrace, served as Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. His 17-year reign involved efforts to assist the faltering Western Roman Empire, which had moved its court to the northern Italian city of Ravenna in 401. This solidus, a pure gold coin originally introduced in the early 4th century, was struck at the western imperial capital of Ravenna in AD 457.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ravenna
Issuing authority
Leo I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Leo I, bearded, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Leo I, diademed, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of human-headed serpent
Obverse legend
D N LEO PER-PET AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORI-A AVGGG

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_w.2502
Catalogue reference
RIC X Leo I (West) 2502
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.leo_i_w.2502
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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Catalogue references

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