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Theodosius II RIC X, 257
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Theodosius II 402-450, son of Arcadius
AV - Solidus, 4.39g, 20mm
Constantinopolis AD 437(?)
obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG
cuirassed bust, laureate, helmeted and pearl-diademed
head r., with spear across r. shoulder and shield with
horseman spearing enemy at l. shoulder
rev. VOT XXX - MVLT XXXX
Constantinopolis, cuirassed and helmeted, sitting l.,
holding crossglobe in r. hand and long sceptre in l. hand,
l. ellbow leaning on shield, l. foot on prora
exergue: CONOB
RIC X, 257; Ratto 172?
Scarce; VF
VOT XXX (votis XXX solutis), public vows commemorating anniversaries of the emperor's accession, here: thirty-year vows redeemed
MVLT XXXX (multis XXXX susceptis), many forty-year vows undertaken
Perhaps a conflation with the general acclamation: 'Many years!'
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