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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2341290, member: 57495&quot;]This is quite far down the Roman Imperial timeline for me, but it struck me as an interesting little bronze from a ruler better known for his plentiful gold coins, and in general, just a nice-looking coin for the period.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Theodosius II was the youngest emperor ever, all of one year old when he was named co-ruler of the Roman Empire in AD 402. This issue, circa AD 406-408, shows all three reigning emperors on the reverse - little Theo in the middle flanked by his father, Arcadius, and his uncle, Honorius.&nbsp; It was struck in the names of all three emperors, but quite uncommon for Theodosius II, and altogether rare from the Constantinople mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think there have been one or two Theo II threads in the recent past, but feel free to post &#039;em again if you have &#039;em!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475783[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>THEODOSIUS II</b></p><p>AE4</p><p>2.18g, 16.5mm</p><p>Constantinople mint, AD 406-408</p><p>RIC X Constantinople 144 (R4)</p><p>O: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, star behind. </p><p>R: GLORI-A ROMA-NORVM, emperors Honorius and Arcadius standing vis-a-vis holding spears and shields, inbetween them young Theodosius II holding a globe and spear with his head turned to the right; CONSB in exergue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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