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RIC X Leo I (West) 2518

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 465–AD 467

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Leo I, AD 465–AD 467, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2518. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Leo I, 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 PERPE-TVVS AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Leo I, also known as the Thracian, served as Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. Across his 17-year reign, he directed ambitious military and political efforts towards aiding the faltering Western Roman Empire. This coin, struck in Rome between AD 465 and AD 467, is a solidus, a highly pure gold denomination introduced in the early 4th century to replace the aureus.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Leo I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Leo I, 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 PERPE-TVVS 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.2518
Catalogue reference
RIC X Leo I (West) 2518
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.leo_i_w.2518
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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Catalogue references

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