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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24708829, member: 26430&quot;]Almost forgot I had this one (the Phoenix is in Theodosius&#039; hand on top of globe):</p><p><br /></p><p>Emperor Standing over Bound Captive: Theodosius in Galley, Scarce <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type34.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type34.html" rel="nofollow">Esty Reverse Type 34</a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1579060[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><blockquote><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Imperial. Theodosius I AE3</b> (20mm, 2.16g, 6h), Thessalonica, c. 384-388 CE.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Obverse</b>: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed bust, draped and cuirassed, right.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Reverse</b>: VIRTVS AVGGG / Δ to left / TES in exergue. Emperor on galley left, holding phoenix on globe, foot resting upon bound captive, Victory at helm.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>References</b>: Esty Reverse Type 34 <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type34.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type34.html" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a>; RIC IX Thessalonica 61b.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Provenance</b>: Ex Naville Numismatics 53 (2 Nov 2019), 755 (group lot).</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><font size="4"><b>Notes</b>: A scarce sub-type, also struck for Valentinian II (RIC 61a) and Arcadius (RIC 61b). It’s interesting that the larger AE2 module with the galley has Victory, but not the captive – only the smaller type adds the captive! </font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH]1579062[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Also reminiscent of the Constans FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse with Emperor on galley holding Phoenix on globe</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH]1579061[/ATTACH] </font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><b>NEXT</b>:</font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="6">Galley / ship / prow / boat</font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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