Coin: av solidus

Museum number:
8-9027
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080009027
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin, gold, Leo I the Thracian. Obverse: DNLEOPE RPET AVG; Bust, 3/4 facing, with cuirass and shield, with lance behind. Reverse: VICTORI AAVGGGA; COMOB in exergue - Victory standing, facing left, holding long cross; star in right field.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Culture or time period:
Leonid Dynasty (457–518 AD)
Materials:
Gold (metal)
Person depicted:
Leo I (Byzantine Emperor) and Victoria (Roman diety)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Solidi
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
457-474
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin: av solidus, accession number 8-9027, described as Coin, gold, Leo I the Thracian. Obverse: DNLEOPE RPET AVG; Bust, 3/4 facing, with cuirass and shield, with lance behind. Reverse: VICTORI AAVGGGA; COMOB in exergue - Victory standing, facing left, holding long cross; star in right field.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin: av solidus, accession number 8-9027, described as Coin, gold, Leo I the Thracian. Obverse: DNLEOPE RPET AVG; Bust, 3/4 facing, with cuirass and shield, with lance behind. Reverse: VICTORI AAVGGGA; COMOB in exergue - Victory standing, facing left, holding long cross; star in right field.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin: av solidus, accession number 8-9027, described as Coin, gold, Leo I the Thracian. Obverse: DNLEOPE RPET AVG; Bust, 3/4 facing, with cuirass and shield, with lance behind. Reverse: VICTORI AAVGGGA; COMOB in exergue - Victory standing, facing left, holding long cross; star in right field.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin: av solidus, accession number 8-9027, described as Coin, gold, Leo I the Thracian. Obverse: DNLEOPE RPET AVG; Bust, 3/4 facing, with cuirass and shield, with lance behind. Reverse: VICTORI AAVGGGA; COMOB in exergue - Victory standing, facing left, holding long cross; star in right field.

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