Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Constantinople

Date
457 AD - 474 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.0317
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Leo I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Evans Hoard 2, Burrell Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
977
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 82.1
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E100.5 - E101 / S114 - S114.5 *102.13 - *102.03
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. Uncertain legend; Reverse: Emperor standing facing, head l., holds in r. a long cross and places l. on head of kneeling captive, in ex. CON.
Dimensions
Weight: 0.83g; Diameter: 10mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
On obv., * in l. field.
See Also
Bibliography
Burrell 2007; RIC X: 700–702; M7 R 1093
Author
JDE