Semissis of Leo I, Constantinople | Harvard Art Museums

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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