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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.176
People
Leo I, Roman (r. 457 - 474 CE)
Title
Semissis of Leo I, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
462-468
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196954

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.5 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
semissis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DNLEOPE RPETAVC
  • inscription: reverse: VICTORIAAVCC
    in ex: CONOB
  • Obverse Inscription: DN LEO PE-RPET AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVG G

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC X, 608, p. 285; LRC 536

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.176
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Victory standing r. on cuirass, behind which is a shield; on her l. knee she supports a shield inscribed XVXXX; star in field to l., cross in field to r. CONOB in exergue.

Verification Level

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