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Solidus - Theodosius II VIRT EX ERC ROM, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 441 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Theodosius II struck this solidus in 441, the same year Attila the Hun — having violated a standing peace treaty — launched a coordinated assault across the Danube frontier, sacking Viminacium, Singidunum, and Sirmium in rapid succession. The Eastern court, caught underprepared with its best troops diverted to a campaign against the Vandals in Sicily, was forced into humiliating tribute negotiations. The VIRT EX ERC ROM type, invoking the virtue of the Roman army, carries a particular irony given that precise military context.