In the
RIC X 2805 it shows a
solidus of Euphemia, wife of
Anthemius.
On the
reverse, Euphemia is depicted together with a second princess: this is designed smaller. The doubt is if second princess s
Alypia, daughter of Antemius and Euphemia, or
Verina, wife of
Leo I.
Anthemius was very close to
Leo I and
Verina had the title of
Avgvsta, which instead
Alypia did not have. This is beneficial in case of
Verina.
However, the fact that the second figure is drawn smaller than Euphemia, makes me think that instead it is
Alypia that as a child (she was only 12 years) is logical that it represented the smallest.
This gold is believed to have been coined in
Rome to celebrate the marriage between
Alypia and Ricimer: this too is why I tend to think that this is
Alypia.
What do you think?
Anyone have a better image of this coin (better than that posed by me, made from a modest fotocopopia)? The coin is in the Dumbarton Oak
Antvwala
