{"product_id":"eastern-roman-leo-i-ad-457-474-bronze-ae4-nummus-leo-standing-030","title":"EASTERN ROMAN Leo I AD 457-474 Bronze AE4 Nummus \/ Leo standing (030)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CLEANED\/UNCLEANED : Uncleaned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CERTIFICATION NUMBER : 6155514-030\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CERTIFICATION : NGC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e GRADE : GRADED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e YEAR : 457-474 AD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e COMPOSITION : Bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e RULER : Leo I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e DENOMINATION : Nummus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e KM NUMBER : 457-474\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ERA : Ancient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/resized-images.crazylister.com\/68747470733a2f2f696d672e6372617a796c69737465722e636f6d2f35383630382f696d616765732f6c6f676f322835292e706e673f76657273696f6e49643d5f695235775254556a5736497a53305f54792e524c376649764f6c347a727834\/auto\/82.png\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo I - Roman Emperor 457-474 \u003cbr\u003eA.D.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBronze AE4 Nummus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObverse:  Diademed, draped and \u003cbr\u003ecuirassed bust right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReverse:  Leo standing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFlavius Valerius Leo (401–18 January 474), \u003cbr\u003eknown in English as Leo the Thracian or Leo I, was a Byzantine Emperor who ruled \u003cbr\u003efrom 457 to 474. He was known as Magnus Thrax (the \"Great Thracian\") by his \u003cbr\u003esupporters, and Leo the Butcher by his enemies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuling the Eastern Empire for nearly 20 years from 457 to 474, Leo proved to be \u003cbr\u003ea capable ruler, overseeing many ambitious political and military plans, aimed \u003cbr\u003emostly for the aid of the faltering Western Roman Empire and recovering its \u003cbr\u003eformer territories. Born as Leo Marcellus in the year 401 to a Thraco-Roman \u003cbr\u003efamily ,he served in the Roman army, rising to the rank of count (comes). He was \u003cbr\u003ethe last of a series of emperors placed on the throne by Aspar, the Alan serving \u003cbr\u003eas commander-in-chief of the army, who thought Leo would be an easy puppet \u003cbr\u003eruler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo's coronation as emperor on February 7 457 [4], was the first known to \u003cbr\u003einvolve the Patriarch of Constantinople. Leo I made an alliance with the \u003cbr\u003eIsaurians and was thus able to eliminate Aspar. The price of the alliance was \u003cbr\u003ethe marriage of Leo's daughter to Tarasicodissa, leader of the Isaurians who, as \u003cbr\u003eZeno, became emperor in 474. In 469 Aspar attempted to assassinate Zeno, and \u003cbr\u003every nearly succeeded. Finally in 471 Aspar's son Ardabur was implicated in a \u003cbr\u003eplot against Leo and both were killed by palace eunuchs acting on Leo's orders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring Leo's reign, the Balkans were ravaged time and again by the East Goths \u003cbr\u003eand the Huns. However, these attackers were unable to take Constantinople thanks \u003cbr\u003eto the walls which had been rebuilt and reinforced in the reign of Theodosius II \u003cbr\u003eand against which they possessed no suitable siege engines.Leo's reign was also \u003cbr\u003enoteworthy for his influence in the Western Roman Empire, marked by his \u003cbr\u003eappointment of Anthemius as Western Roman Emperor in 467. He attempted to build \u003cbr\u003eon this political achievement with an expedition against the Vandals in 468, \u003cbr\u003ewhich was defeated due to arrogance of Leo's brother-in-law Basiliscus. This \u003cbr\u003edisaster drained the Empire of men and money. The expedition, which cost 130,000 \u003cbr\u003epounds of gold and 700 pounds of silver, consisted of 1,113 ships carrying \u003cbr\u003e100,000 men, but in the end lost 600 ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo's greatest influence in the West was largely inadvertent and at second-hand: \u003cbr\u003ethe great Goth king Theodoric the Great was raised at Leo's court in \u003cbr\u003eConstantinople, where he was steeped in Roman government and military tactics, \u003cbr\u003ewhich served him well when he returned after Leo's death to become the Goth \u003cbr\u003eruler of a mixed but largely Romanized people.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYOU WILL RECEIVED THE SAME COIN AS PICTURED.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eALL COINS ARE AUTHENTIC AS DESCRIBED.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003eListed with ExportYourStore.com","brand":"eNumismat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42918074745076,"sku":"NGC 6155514-030","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/8600\/4103\/products\/NGC_6155514-030.jpg?v=1654710254","url":"https:\/\/enumismat.com\/products\/eastern-roman-leo-i-ad-457-474-bronze-ae4-nummus-leo-standing-030","provider":"eNumismat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}