Unusual portraits: an AE4 of Theodosius

This small 13.4mm 1.74gram AE certainly won't win any prizes for most spectacular coin ever posted on CT, but I couldn't resist the nose.

Flavius Theodosius Augustus AD 388-392 AE4
Mint: Constantinople
Obv: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, Bust of Theodosius I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Rev: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, carrying trophy over shoulder with right hand, and dragging captive with left. Correction: in left field, tau-rho
Ref: RIC IX Constantinople 86B

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A long lost cousin of Jimmy Durante I see.

 

LOL! Here's my Theo with R2D2 and Princess Leia on the reverse:


Theodosius I, AD 379-395.
Roman AE half centenionalis, 0.86 g, 12.8 mm.
Dagobah, AD 388-392.
Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Princess Leia advancing left, raising right arm and dragging R2-D2, Admiral Ackbar's ship above, Christogram in left field.

 

The "nose" is possibly the result of a damaged die. That is a tau-rho in the left field instead of a chi-rho.

I have a SALVS from Valentinian II with a defect over the bust.

 

To quote Steve Martin, "Don't let that man near my cocain!"
Mine is pretty beat up. But I do love the profile

Theodosius I


379-395 CE Æ Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 379-383. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Theodosius standing facing, head left, raising kneeling, turreted female and holding Victory on globe; *ASISC. RIC IX 26c.5; LRBC 1527

 

An irresistible coin, no question!

My Valentinian III has a hammerhead nose:

 

Gene Hackman's ancestor, or what ?

A tiny Theodosius AE4


Theodosius, AE4 - Cyzicus, 2nd officina
DN THEODO SIVS P F AVG, draped and diademed bust of Theodosius right
SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory walking left, dragging captive. Christogram in field, SMKB at exergue
1.41 gr
Ref : Cohen #30, LRBC # 2569, Roman coins #4188v, RIC IX Cyzicus 26b


And a big (well, not that big !) Aelia Flacilla AE2


Aelia Flaccilla, AE2 - Constantinople mint, 5th officina
AEL FLAC CILLA, diademed and draped bust right
SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory seated right, inscribing ChiRo on a shield. CON epsilon at exergue
4.75 gr
Ref : Cohen # 4, LRBC # 2167

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I've posted this before, but I still enjoy showing this photo of Constantine I wearing Spock ears:

 

Die breaks around the nose happen. Mine is a Valentinian II AE2 which seems to have a drip.

 

Why are you mincing words? That's clearly a booger.

 

Theodosius I

 

Thanks @Victor_Clark, I missed the tau-rho (⳨) or staurogram (from ΣTAΥPOΣ cross) and also see I have to be more cautious with my use of OCRE.

Overall, very interesting variety in cuds, blobs or die breaks on display in the r2d2, anvil head, hammer nose, beak nose, and spock-eared portraits, as well as some well formed coins, especially the two from @Cucumbor and @Andres2's casual and human looking Theodosius.