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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.75
People
Theodosius I, Roman (r. 379 - 395 CE)
Title
Coin of Theodosius I, Nikomedeia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
378-383
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/50574

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.27 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: CONCOR-DIA AVGGG

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.75
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated facing, head r., on throne, holding partly seen spear and globe, r. leg bare, r. foot on prow. A in field to l. SMNΓ in exergue.

Verification Level

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