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Æ Nummus - Leo I Nicomedia
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 457-474 |
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| Currency | Solidus (330-476) |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Leo I facing right, rendered in the late antique style characteristic of fifth-century Eastern Roman coinage. The effigy displays a string of pearls forming the diadem across the brow, with drapery and cuirass visible at the shoulder. The surrounding Latin legend, partially legible on this small module flan, reads D N LEON S P F AVG. The portrait is executed in low relief, consistent with the reduced nummus denomination struck at Nicomedia during Leo's reign. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N LEON S P F AVG |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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