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RIC X Leo I (West) 2520

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 465–AD 467

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Semissis in gold struck at Rome under Leo I, AD 465–AD 467, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2520. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: ☧ within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N LEO PERPETVVS AVG. Reverse legend: SALVS REI PVBLICAE.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Leo I, also known as the Thracian or Leo the Great, was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. Born in Dacia Aureliana near historic Thrace, he pursued ambitious political and military plans over his seventeen-year rule, which were largely focused on aiding the faltering Western Roman Empire. This gold semissis was struck under his name between AD 465 and AD 467 at the mint of Rome in the Western empire.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Semissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Leo I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
☧ within a wreath
Obverse legend
D N LEO PERPETVVS AVG
Reverse legend
SALVS REI PVBLICAE

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. 1 near-identical catalogue variant is consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.leo_i_w.2520
Catalogue reference
RIC X Leo I (West) 2520
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.leo_i_w.2520
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

Denomination
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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

Varieties

  • RIC X Leo I (West) 2519

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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