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Follis - Theodosius I VOT X MVLT XX, Nicomedia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 378-383 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | VOT X MVLT XX |
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Theodosius I came to power in January 379 under extraordinary pressure — appointed by Gratian specifically to salvage the eastern empire after the catastrophe at Adrianople, where Valens had been killed and two-thirds of the eastern field army destroyed. The VOT X MVLT XX vow formula records the expectation of a tenth-year vow anniversary and the anticipation of a twentieth, a piece of official optimism struck while the Goths remained largely undefeated on Roman soil. The Treaty of 382, which settled the Goths as autonomous federates rather than subdued subjects, was a direct consequence of that military reality.