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RIC X Leo II and Zeno 807

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 474

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Tremissis in gold struck at Constantinople under Leo II, AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo II and Zeno 807. Obverse: Bust of Leo II or Zeno, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in right field. Obverse legend: D N LEO EƮ ZENO PP AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Tremissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Constantinople
Issuing authority
Leo II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Leo II or Zeno, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in right field
Obverse legend
D N LEO EƮ ZENO PP AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM

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_ii-zen_e.807
Catalogue reference
RIC X Leo II and Zeno 807
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.leo_ii-zen_e.807
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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