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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 7576367, member: 115171&quot;]Did someone mention gold?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306068[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1306069[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Theodosius I the Great. 379-395 AD.&nbsp;&nbsp; Obverse shows the Emperor facing right with pearl diadem, cuirass and cloak.&nbsp; DNTHEODO SIUSPFAUG.&nbsp; Reverse shows Constantinopolis with mural crown, seated right, foot on prow, holding long scepter and a plain globus.&nbsp; The mural crown is uncommon.&nbsp; CONCOR DIAAUCCC dot.&nbsp; In exergue, CONOB</p><p><br /></p><p>Theodosius I fathered Arcadius and Honorius by his first wife, and Galla Placidia by his second.&nbsp; His reign was troubled by the revolts of Magnus Maximus and Eugenius (creature of Arbogast) in the West.&nbsp; He settled the Goths as foederati after some inconclusive warfare with them, which proved a fateful decision.&nbsp; Champion of Nicean orthodoxy, and a saint of the Eastern church.&nbsp; He signed the Edict of Thessalonica on February 27, 380 AD, making Catholic Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. </p><p><br /></p><p>Struck 380 AD.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Purchased from Ed Waddell many years ago.</p><p>A coin with the same dies sold in Triton VIII #1268 in Jan 2005 AD.</p><p>Similar coin advertised in 6/2020 for by Munthandel G.Henzen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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