Ending 2020 with a coin of the last Emperor to rule both halves of the Empire: Theodosius I. The coin has some nice detail and surfaces for this type .. I was very happy to see it fall within a price range I was comfortable with. Theodosius I. 379-395 AD. AE 2 (4.81 gm, 22mm). Thessalonica mint, 2nd officina. Struck 25 August 383-28 August 388 AD. Obv.: pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and round shield. Rev.: Theodosius standing left in galley, head right, raising hand; Victory to lower right at helm, head left, rowing; (wreath)/-//·TESB I do have one more special coin in the mail - but no idea on when that will arrive. Happy to end the year with this coin as my last purchase. Please post any coins of Theodosius I.
What a great, clear, well defined coin, @Clavdivs ... very nice Wife... RI Aelia Flacilla w Theodosius I 373-388 CE 21mm 5.7g Victory Christogram shield Antioch RIC IX 61 Theo... RI Theodosius I 379-395 CE AE 18mm Concordia
..very nice one Clavdivs...some of my 1st aimed ancient 'to get' coins was him & his sons.. noteable, historical emperor & coin
Nice! Come to think of it, I believe this small, unimpressive little partially-encrusted AE4 might be the only Theodosius I I've owned. PS- while it’s certainly ugly in these photos scans, I think there was a high grade coin hidden beneath those deposits. I never attempted cleaning it, though.
Very nice one @Clavdivs . Here's my almost twin to yours but from the Cyzicus mint : Theodosius I Ae2 23mm 5.76g GLORIA RO-MANORVM RIC IX 14c
My only Theodosius I -- my latest-issued Roman coin: Theodosius I, AE3 (Sear: Centenionalis), 379-383 AD, Alexandria mint, 3rd Officina. Obv. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG - Diademed (Pearls), draped and cuirassed bust right / Rev. CONCORDIA AVGGG - Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated facing on throne, head right, holding spear and globe, right foot on prow. ALE(Γ) [gamma] in exergue. RIC IX 11 (p. 300), Sear RCV V 20535. 17.72 mm, 1.9 g.
Ominus1, I don't want to sound, well, ominus, but your Theo I GR shows some worrying signs of possibly being a modern copy - at least in the photo. It appears to be extremely porous with what looks like casting bubbles, there appears to be a casting flaw at about 08h00 on the obverse (between N and T) and another on the E at 09h30, the details are somewhat "soft", and the brassy color doesn't match the alloy used at the time. Some of this could be from the photo - "softness", color, but the bubbles and casting flaws are more worrying. Hope I am wrong. SC
Great looking coin. Theodosius I (379 - 395 A.D.) Bronze AE2 O: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: GLORIA ROMANORVM, Theodosius standing left, head right, standard in right, globe in left, ANTA in ex. Antioch 4.67g 20.6mm RIC IX 68b
Clavdivs, what a lovely coin. I love that Galley reverse as it reminds me of Constans. Here's my best Theodosius, with a radical radiate crown on the kneeling figure. I guess I'll take a cool hat over a full head on the standing figure. Theodosius seems to be rather unusual in larger sizes, so I'm fortunate this one measures a good AE2 21mm size.
...i hope you R 2.....yeah, its got some issues, lil porus & all, but i don't think its counterfeit(altho, i couldn't rule it out 100%)...thanks for ringin' in tho...
A fine acquisition to end a terrible year! Here are my coins of Theo I: Theodosius I, Roman Empire, AE 2, 378–383 AD, Siscia mint. Obv: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG; bust of Theodosius I, diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB; Emperor, head l., standing facing, with r. hand raising kneeling turreted woman, and holding Victory on globe in l.; in exergue, BSISC. 22mm, 5.44g. Ref: RIC IX Siscia 26C. Theodosius I, Roman Empire, AE2, 378–383 AD, Siscia mint. Obv: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG; bust of Theodosius I, diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB; Emperor, head r., standing facing, holding standard and globe; in exergue, ANTA. 22mm, 4.48g. Ref: RIC IX Antioch 68A. Ex Spring Coins, Texas. Theodosius I, Roman Empire, AE4, 383–392 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG; bust of Theodosius I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE; Victory advancing l., carrying trophy over shoulder with r. hand, and dragging captive with l.; in l. field, cross; in exergue ANTB. 12mm, 1.16g. Ref: RIC IX Antioch 67B.
Beautiful example. It's quite hard to have those big chuncks in all their splendor. Siliqua : Theodosius I, Siliqua - Treveri mint, 2nd officina D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right VIRTVS RO MANORVM, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, TRPS at exergue Ref : Cohen # 57, Roman coins # 4176 AE2 : Theodosius I, AE2 - Heraclea mint, 1st officina DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right GLORIA ROMANORVM, Theodosius standing, head right, holding standard and globe. SMHA at exergue 6,38 gr Ref : Cohen # 18, Roman coins #4181, LRBC # 1986 AE4 : Theodosius, AE4 - Cyzicus mint, 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 Q
