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Nummus - Theodosius I CONCORDIA AVGGG, Θ-Φ, Antioch
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Antioch |
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| Year | 378-383 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG (Translation: Our Lord Theodosius I pious successful emperor.) |
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The CONCORDIA AVGGG legend — "harmony of three Augusti" — places this coin within a precise political moment: the joint rule of Theodosius I, Gratian, and Valentinian II following the catastrophic Roman defeat at Adrianople in 378, where Valens died on the field and left the eastern throne vacant. Theodosius was appointed by Gratian specifically to stabilize the eastern frontier, and the concordia coinage was part of a deliberate messaging effort to project unified imperial authority during a period of genuine military crisis.
The Antioch mint's Θ-Φ workshop designation narrows attribution within RIC IX 44b to a specific production sequence within that five-year window.