Leo I, Roman Emperor

Thessaloniki

1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Struck

Square

1.60 cm

1.70 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
4.28	-	-	Auction Leu 2020	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Roman Emperor	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	FACING		One	Bust

Auction Leu 2020: Lot 2020. Leo I, 457-474. Exagium Solidi (Bronze, 16x17 mm, 4.28 g, 6 h), Thessalonica (?). Crowned, diademed and draped facing bust of Leo I. Rev. Monogram of Leo I (LEONIS). Bendall 16 (same dies). CPAI -. MAH -. Pondera 11040. Very rare and in exceptional condition. A perfectly struck and beautifully preserved example. Somewhat cleaned, otherwise, extremely fine. Bendall notes that this form of Leo's monogram, with the E to the left, is otherwise only found on coins from Thessalonica, which lead him to believe that this is were the exagia solidi were produced.
Asolati 2022: Exagia solidi imperiali privi dell’indicazione esplicita della funzione: Leone I, 457–474 d.C., [exagium solidi]. Zecca non indicata: Thessalonica. D/ Busto frontale diademato, con pendilia, drappeggiato e corazzato. R/ Monogramma di Leone I (del tipo impiegato nella zecca di Thessalonica). b. Leu, Auction 7 (24/10/2020), lotto n, 2020: g 4,28; mm 16 × 17; h 6.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Latin	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Authority

{monogramma}

ENOS

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 457 TO 474

Auction Leu 2020 and Asolati 2022: suggest a production date between 457 and 474.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	Oct. 24, 2020	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Leu 2020c	None	2020	fig.	None
Asolati 2022	268, 274	35Ab	Pl. V/35Ab	None

Asolati 2022: cf. RIC X, p. 8–9; Bendall 1996, n. 16.