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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
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