457 AD - 474 AD

Leon I   Cherson/Chersonesus   Imperium Byzantinum
Λέων Α'   Χερσών/Χερσόνησος  Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία
  

AE 20
 SHH 3318

3318 Leon I Cherson Imperium Byzantinum AE

Parameter
Obverse

Reverse

Notes

Reference,
 2.94 g   19.4-20.5 mm   7:00 o'clock   VF
Pearl-diademed and draped bust of Leon right;
D N LEO P[E] / RPET A[VG] clockwise around; border of dots.
Emperor standing right, holding standard and globe, right foot on prostrate captive;
S[ALVS RE] / PVBLICA clockwise around; in exergue, CON; border of dots.
 Recent (2005 AD) research in the Ukraine has revieled that these coins
were either minted in Cherson, or in Constantinopolis for use in Cherson [seller].
Dumbarton Oaks LRC 561 (Constantinopolis); RIC X 658 (Constantinopolis);
van Meter 12,