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Solidus - Theodosius II CONCORDIA AVGGG, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 408-420 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted and cuirassed frontal bust of Emperor Theodosius II, facing the viewer in three-quarter view, the helmet adorned in imperial military style. The emperor raises a spear over his right shoulder with his right hand, while his left shoulder bears a large round shield decorated in relief with a mounted horseman trampling a fallen enemy, a compositional motif emphasizing military dominance. The bust is rendered in the rigid, hieratic style characteristic of early fifth-century Byzantine imperial coinage. The obverse legend runs in two segments separated by the bust, enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The enthroned personification of Constantinopolis is depicted facing, her head turned to the right, helmeted and robed in imperial fashion. In her right hand she holds a long sceptre, while her upturned left hand supports a small winged Victory standing on a globe and holding a wreath in her own right hand, emblematic of the city's divine protection and imperial triumph. Her right foot rests upon the prow of a ship, referencing Constantinople's maritime supremacy. A star appears in the left field. The reverse legend is divided by officina letter and closed by the mint mark CONOB in the exergue, all within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (408-420) CONOB - 10th officina (I) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 1st officina (A) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 2nd officina (B) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 3rd officina (Γ) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 4th officina (∆) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 5th officina (ϵ) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 6th officina (S) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 7th officina (Z) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 8th officina (H) - ND (408-420) CONOB - 9th officina (Θ) - |
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