Title
Coin: nummus (AE2) of Theodosius I
Date
19 January 379 - 25 August 383 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Late Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in the third officina of the mint in Antioch (Antakya), Turkey
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Blockley Collection
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: bronze; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 22 to 23 mm in diameter, 5.516 grams
Description
Obverse legend: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord Theodosius the Dutiful and Fortunate Augustus; rosette diademed and cuirassed bust of Theodosius I facing right. Reverse legend: REPARATIO REIPVB(licae), translation: The Restoration of the state; emperor standing facing left, with right hand raising turreted woman kneeling and left hand holding Victory on globus; mint mark in exergue: ANT Γ. RIC IX, p. 284, no. 42e.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 986.1.121
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-121
Source
Cataloguer: Nick Clarke, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee