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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Late Empire| > |Zeno| > SH51498
Zeno, 18 January - 17 November 474 and August 476 - 11 April 491 A.D.
|Zeno|, |Zeno,| |18| |January| |-| |17| |November| |474| |and| |August| |476| |-| |11| |April| |491| |A.D.|, In 479, Marcian, son of the Western Roman emperor Anthemius (467-472), a grandson of Emperor Marcian (450-457), and Zeno's brother-in-law, tried to overthrow Zeno and claim the throne. His force of citizens and foreigners marched on the imperial palace and, supported by citizens who attacked from the roofs of their houses, overwhelmed the imperial troops. The emperor almost fell into the hands of the rebels but during the night an Isaurian unit, quartered in nearby Chalcedonia, was moved into Constantinople and Marcian's soldiers were bribed to allowed Zeno to flee. The following morning, Marcian, understanding he had failed, took refuge in the church of the Holy Apostles, but was arrested. Marcian would to rebel two more times but fail each time.
SH51498. Gold tremissis, RIC X 914, DOCLR 464, Tolstoi 30, Ratto 392, MIRB 14, Depeyrot 108/4, SRCV V 21532, VF, nice centering, good strike, bumps, scratches, wavy flan, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 1.475g, maximum diameter 14.5mm, die axis 180o, Aug 476 - 11 Apr 491 A.D.; obverse D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl diademed draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM (to the victory of the Emperor), Victory advancing right, head left holding wreath and globus cruciger, star in right field, CONOB in exergue; SOLD










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DNZENOPERPAG
DNZENOPERPAVG
DNZENOPERPFAV
DNZENOPERPFAVG
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