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ID number:  BIRBI-LR0496
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Theodosius II; Constantinople
Denomination:  Solidus
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  423-424
Metal:  Gold
Diameter (cm):  2.20
Weight (g):  4.32
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 846. A. H. Baldwin, September 1959, from an old collection.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Theodosius, facing 3/4 r. cuirassed, diademed, helmeted, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand. Reverse: Victory with cruciform sceptre in r. hand, a star in l. field.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: D N THEODO SIVS P F AVC (our lord Theodosius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT XX MVLT XXX H (prayers for 30 years of rule, more for the 40th anniversary). Mint mark: CONO B (Constantinopolis 2).

Bibliography:  RIC X 225

3 Related People

Theodosius II
Roman
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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


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