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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 4980271, member: 56653"]It's very likely minted in Sirmium, at least according to RIC IX. The point of some controversy is around the status of these issues in those times. Sirmium as a regular imperial mint had been closed since late 364 or at least early 365 and afterwards only singular precious metal issues can be assigned to Sirmium, but not as an imperial minting city, but rather as a stopping point in Theodosius' campaign, by an imperial minting operation traveling with Theodosius. This explains the constantinopolitan style: the dies were made by cutters from Constantinople brought to Sirmium on a temporary basis to supply coin for Theodosius in his campaign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 4980271, member: 56653"]It's very likely minted in Sirmium, at least according to RIC IX. The point of some controversy is around the status of these issues in those times. Sirmium as a regular imperial mint had been closed since late 364 or at least early 365 and afterwards only singular precious metal issues can be assigned to Sirmium, but not as an imperial minting city, but rather as a stopping point in Theodosius' campaign, by an imperial minting operation traveling with Theodosius. This explains the constantinopolitan style: the dies were made by cutters from Constantinople brought to Sirmium on a temporary basis to supply coin for Theodosius in his campaign.[/QUOTE]
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