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Light Miliarensis - Theodosius II GLORIA ROMANORVM, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 408-420 |
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| Weight | 4.31 g |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Theodosius II facing left, portrayed in three-quarter view from the front. The effigy displays the characteristic late Roman imperial portrait style with a prominent pearl diadem across the brow. The obverse legend, rendered in Latin, encircles the bust and identifies the emperor by his official titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG |
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Theodosius II came to the Eastern throne at age seven in 408, with the praetorian prefect Anthemius effectively running the administration through most of this issue's production window. The light miliarensis as a denomination had been stabilized by Constantius II in the 350s as part of broader currency reforms, and by Theodosius II's reign it occupied a specific transactional niche between the solidus and the humbler bronze issues — used largely for donatives and official payments rather than everyday commerce.
Constantinople's mint dominated production of this type. RIC X places the full run across a span that brackets the reign's early decades, before the monetary picture shifts with later fifth-century pressures.