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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Late Empire| > |Theodosius I| > RL76304
Theodosius I, 19 January 379 - 17 January 395 A.D.
|Theodosius| |I|, |Theodosius| |I,| |19| |January| |379| |-| |17| |January| |395| |A.D.|, On 24 August 358, a little more than 25 years before this coin was struck, Nicomedia was destroyed by a major earthquake followed by a fire. The city was rebuilt, but on a smaller scale.
RL76304. Bronze half centenionalis, LRBC II 2415, RIC IX Nicomedia 45(b)5 (S), SRCV V 20559, Cohen VIII 30, Hunter V -, F, flaking patina (stable), Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 1.082g, maximum diameter 12.5mm, die axis 180o, 25 Aug 383 - 28 Aug 388 A.D.; obverse D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse SALVS REIPVBLICAE (health of the Republic), Victory walking left, trophy over shoulder in right hand, dragging captive with left, cross left, SMNA in exergue; very scarce; SOLD










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