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Solidus - Theodosius II GLOR ORVIS TERRAR, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 424-425 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse description | Frontal helmeted and cuirassed bust of Emperor Theodosius II, facing forward with a slight three-quarter turn, wearing an elaborate diadem adorned with pendilia and a crested helmet decorated with a jewelled circlet. The emperor is clad in richly detailed military dress with paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder, and holds a spear over his right shoulder while a shield is visible at the left. The effigy reflects the late antique imperial iconographic tradition of combining martial and divine authority. The circular Latin legend D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG runs along the border of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG (Translation: Our Lord Theodosius, Pious and Blessed Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Standing frontal figure of Victory or the emperor in military attire, rendered in the late antique style, holding a long staff or sceptre surmounted by a Christogram (chi-rho) in the left hand and a globus cruciger in the right hand, symbolising Christian imperial sovereignty over the world. A six-pointed star appears in the left field. The mint mark TESOB is inscribed in the exergue, identifying the Thessalonica mint and the officina. The circular Latin legend GLOR ORVI-S TERRAR runs along the border, divided on either side of the central figure. |
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