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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.45.177
People
Theodosius I, Roman (r. 379 - 395 CE)
Title
coin of Theodosius I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
378-388
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Siscia (Illyria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/141738

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.54 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: GLORIA ROMANORVM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IX, 14(b) or 23, p. 242 or 245

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.45.177
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., helmeted with pearl diadem, draped and cuirassed, holding shield and spear.
Reverse: Emperor standing facing, head r., on ship, raising r. hand. Sideways D in field l. (?). SMK[?] in exergue.

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