NVMMVS: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG : CONCORDIA AVGGG I + VOT X MVLT XV - CONOB

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Solidus (Coin) of Emperor Theodosius I
Date: 383 (25 August)-388 (28 August)
Artist: Byzantine; minted in Constantinople

The front of this coin portrays the Emperor Theodosius I facing right.
On the back the personification of Rome sits with her foot on the prow of a vessel, holding a spear and a shield which bears an as yet untranslated inscription.

Culture: Eastern Roman (Byzantine)
Title: Solidus (Coin) of Emperor Theodosius I
Origin: Constantinople
Date Struck 383 CE–388 CE
Medium: Gold
Inscriptions
Obverse: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG "Our Lord Theodosius, pious and fortunate Augustus" Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGGG I (VOT X MVLT XV within a laurel wreath stands for Votis Decennalibus Multis Quindecennalibus - vows (prayers) on the tenth anniversary [of the emperors rule], more for his [hoped for] fifteenth anniversary ; In exergue: CONOB)
Dimensions: Diam. 2.1 cm; 4.50 g

Gratias ago tibi Deo per instrumenta de Jove Mauro Cámara.

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