Monogram (18 january / 17 november 474)


Reference : AYC #11, RIC 808
Weight: ?
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Extremely rare
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

D N LE ? Illegible

Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Leo I to the right.

Monogram

Monogram of Zeno.

Coin listed in the RIC X page 298, n°808. Note from the RIC: ''The obverse clearly reads D N LE.., but the piece could be a mule. The type published by Bendall 1978 is probably of Zeno and Leo II Caesar.''. Source: Hahn 1989.

The two possible monograms listed by RIC X are: 

On the obverse I noted ''Bust of Leo I'' because it is obvious that it is not a portrait of Leo II who is a child.