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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2004952, member: 42773&quot;]An excellent read, VK. Unfortunately, Theodosius&#039; runner wasn&#039;t Marathon, or he may have spared himself (not to mention the citizens of Thessalonica) a great deal of grief. I&#039;ve seen Magnasco&#039;s painting of the excommunication on the web before, but I didn&#039;t realize it was in Chicago.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll share this little Concordia bronze, minted a few years prior to the massacre...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Theodosius I</b></p><p>Ae3; Nicomedia mint, fourth period: 378-383</p><p>Obv.: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG; Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r.</p><p>Rev.: CONCOR-DIA AVGGG; Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated facing, head r., on throne, holding partly seen spear and globe, r. leg bare, r. foot on prow / A // SMNΓ</p><p>Reference: RIC IX 31(b) mm5 (p. 258) Scarce</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]359897[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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