Solidus - Leo I VICTORIA AVGGG; Thessalonica
Features
| Issuer |
Eastern Roman Empire
(Rome)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Leo I (457-474)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 462-466 |
| Value | Solidus (1) |
| Currency | Solidus (330-476) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.39 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 116688 |
| References | RIC X# 622 John P. C. Kent, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson, Andrew Burnett; 1994. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 10. The Divided Empire and the Fall of the Western Parts (AD 395–491). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Leo I left, bearded, pearl-diademed, wearing consular robe, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand over left shoulder.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N LEO PERPET AVG
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Leo Perpetuus Augustus
Translation: Our Lord Leo, Perpetual August
Reverse
Leo I nimbate, enthroned facing, in consular robe, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand; in left field, a star.
Mintmark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIA AVGGG
⭑
THSOB
Unabridged legend: Victoria Augustorum
Translation: Victory of the Augusts
Mint
| THSOB | Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece |
Comments
Identification of this coin easily induce some confusion as four very similar variants are known (RIC#620 to 623) depending on the combination of obverse and reverse styles from Constantinopolis and Thessalonica mints. We are have what would be an obverse with Constantinopolis style and a reverse with Thessalonica style.
Style of Leo I wearing consular robe would allow to place the strike in 462 or in 466, two of the years when he was consul.
Style of Leo I wearing consular robe would allow to place the strike in 462 or in 466, two of the years when he was consul.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (462-466) THSOB | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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