Greetings to all, and best recovery to our sister Pish. I chose a coin struck in Thessalonica- Macedonia and another struck in Antioch.
In A.D. 383, Magnus Maximus defeated the Emperor Gratian and claimed the title of Augustus. Valentinian II fled his territory and Theodosius I moved to meet Magnus. Theodosius I temporarily occupied the mint of Thessalonica from 25 Aug 383 until autumn of 384. Theodosius returned control of the Western territories to Valentinian II including the mint in Thessalonica and this reverse type (minted for all three rulers- Theodosius I, Valentinian II and Arcadius) seems “to have been Valentinian’s earliest issue after his flight from Italy.” (RIC IX) Theodosius I A.D. 383- 388 15x16mm 1.7gm DN THEODO-SIVS P F AVG; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. VIRTVS AVGGG; Emperor standing left, head right, on ship, holding phoenix on globe and standard. His right foot on captive; Victory on helm, in left field B. In exergue TES RIC IX Thessalonica 61b
Mine is Alexandria mint and has a misspelling GLORAI for GLORIA on the reverse. The coin was shown in an article in The Numismatist magazine at a time when the ANA had a piece on ancients each issue but the article did not mention the spelling as I recall. I have a clipping of their image but neglected to write down the date of the issue. If anyone happens to be reading 30-40 year old Numismatists and runs across it, let me know. This is something that happens online. I corresponded for several years with a Pat wrongly assuming Patrick when it turned out to be a Patricia. You can write to someone about coins without knowing a person's name (I only know TIF as Ms. This Is Fun), age, gender, ethnicity, occupation or blood type if any of you find these things deal breakers. This works in person for some people more than others. A Naval officer member of the Washington DC club years ago was nervous being around and avoided talking to a man at meetings because both had been in service and the other guy was a retired Lieutenant General. We had been 'Coin Club Friends' for several years before we knew what each other did for a living. For all I know one of you may be a Big Name Politician or Multi-Billionaire. That is OK as long as you post good words.
great looking coin svarog, i dig dark coins with an earthen patina. here's my recent score of his lady.. Aelia Flaccilla A.D. 378- 383 AEL FLACCILLA AVG; draped, with elaborate head-dress, necklace and mantle. SALVS REIPVBLICAE; Victory seated right, inscribing Christogram on shield set on a column. In ex. SMHA RIC IX Heraclea 17 12mm 1.2gm
I need to supplement my tiny AE4s of Theo & Aelia with some nice AE2s, like the OP (wow!) and others in this thread.
