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Solidus - Galla Placidia IMP•XXXXII•COS, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 441-450 |
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| Value | Solidus (1) |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped bust of Galla Placidia facing right, adorned with necklace and drop earrings, the empress depicted in the full regalia of an Augusta. A Hand of God descends from above to crown her, a motif affirming divine legitimacy. The legend GALLA PLA-CIDIA AVG is disposed in two segments flanking the bust. The portraiture conforms to the late antique court style of the Theodosian period, with schematic yet regal features characteristic of Constantinopolitan die-cutting. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Galla Placidia's later solidi — struck well after her effective political power had waned — were issued under her son Valentinian III's western court, yet this piece bears a Constantinopolitan mint mark, placing it firmly within the eastern administration of Theodosius II. By the 440s she had survived the sack of Rome, a forced marriage to a Visigothic king, and years of regency intrigues, though real authority had long since passed to others. The consular iteration IMP•XXXXII•COS anchors the issue to a specific regnal and consular sequence within Theodosius II's extraordinarily long reign.