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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Solidus of Leo I

Place CreatedIstanbul, Turkey, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Leo I

Date457-474 CE

MediumGold

Dimensions1/8 oz., 7 7/8 in. (4.4 g, 20 cm)

Object numberX.0551

Label TextObverse: D N LEO PERPET AVG, with bust of Leo I, helmeted, pearl-diademed, and cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm

Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG, with Victory, winged, draped, and standing left, supporting long jeweled cross; star in right field

Mint Mark: CONOB (Constantinople), officina N

Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
EUMAA Permanent Collection Gallery, June 11, 1987
EUMAA Permanent Collection Gallery, March 1990
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 11.

Status

Not on view

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