Rough little Nummus of Leo

I like these mysterious little things, even the crude ones.

 

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Nice one.


Leo I (457 - 474 A.D.)
Æ4
O: D N LEOP F AVG (or similar), pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R. Lion crouching left, head turned back right, CON (Constantinople) in exergue.
Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint
.84g
RIC X 674, LRBC 2260

 

Wow!! With legend and mintmark...beauty.

 

One of my Leos:


Roman AE-4 Half Centenionalis
Constantinople, AD 457-474
0.82 gm; 10 mm
Obv: DN LEO, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: b E, Verina standing, holding transverse scepter and globus cruciger.
Refs: LRBC II 2272; RIC 714; Sear 21436; Vagi 3739; MIRB 30

 

Nice Leo.

I only have one:


RI Leo I 457-474 CE AE 4 10mm Salus Emp stdg hldg Globe and Standard

 

Wow, that's a sweet score, markw ... congrats on a cool addition

Sadly, I don't think that I have a Leo (I'll go check)

"Nope"

... congrats again on a cool coin

 

LOL, Saturnalia List!

 

Hmmm, I have zero idea what that means (I like you, but sadly I don't understand what you're sayin')

Oh, Christmas List? (is that what you mean?) ... yes, then ... Xmas list!!

 

LOL, yep, your light bulb finally turned on. Saturnalia List aka Xmas List.

 

Love all these wonderful examples. Such an interesting area of collecting.

 

... And a very nice graphic representation of the coin