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brm_297452 - LEO I Nummus (PBQ, Æ 4)

LEO I Nummus (PBQ, Æ 4) VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 175.00 €
Type : Nummus (PBQ, Æ 4)
Date: 457-462
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,75 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier et épais bien centré des deux côtés. Tête stylisée de Léon Ier. Joli revers. Patine vert noir
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Obverse


Obverse legend : D N LEO PERPET AV.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé, drapé et cuirassé de Léon Ier à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A’a) ; diadème perlé.
Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Leo”, (Notre seigneur Léon).

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE/ -|*// CON.
Reverse description : Lion debout à gauche, tournant la tête à droite.

Commentary


Poids lourd. Pas de césur dans la légende de droit. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type à la vente. Semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages de référence !.

Historical background


LEO I

(7/02/457-18/01/474)

Leo I (411-474) was an officer of Dacian origin. He succeeded Marcian in 457, tried to reform the army. He counterbalanced the influence of the Germans by a massive entry of Isaurians, including Zeno, his future son-in-law who married Ariadne, the eldest daughter of the emperor and Verina in 467. Leon fell seriously ill in 473. He then chose his little -son, Leo II, to succeed him. Leo I died the following year and Zeno wasted no time in seizing power by joining forces with his son, Leo II, before ousting him..

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