Theodosius I AE Nummus Rome AD 378-383

 

Obverse: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: No legend, VOT/XV/MVLT/XX within laurel wreath

No Fieldmarks/Officina

Mintmark SMRB

RIC IX Rome 51

13mm, 2.01g


 

**OF THE HIGHEST RARITY: 2nd KNOWN EXAMPLE**

A truly rare specimen issued for Theodosius I from the mint of Rome and known from just ONE other specimen, listed by Nummus-Bible and in terrible condition; the reverse legend of VOT XV MVLT XX would lead one to believe that Theodosius had been an Augusti for at least a decade, thus I do not think the dating of this by RIC is correct, it is much more likely to have been issued between AD 388-395 as that would at least give Theodosius close to the XV (15) years of rule, but of course all Roman coins were a type of propaganda, so it is possible that RIC is correct and this is indeed an early issue; the obverse shows a mint error, where the die almost punched through the obverse, as you can see a slight doubling around the face

Included with this coin is an attribution tag from what appears to be an Italian vendor or auction house, but I have not the slightest idea of which one as the tag has no logo or identifying marks; as stated above, this is just the 2nd known example of this type for Theodosius from Rome and is without a doubt the better of the two known, see Nummus-Bible, Theodosius I, Rome NBD 47847 for the other example and you will understand my meaning





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