Curtis,
Thanks. Let me know what you think of the book.
I have not heard of anything like you describe. There is nothing in any source I have seen including Wolfgang
Hahn's
work. He confirmed to me in 2014/5 that he knew of no genuine
Procopius bronze coin
types other than what were in
his 2009 and 2010 articles.
My first response without seeing the coin is that it is of course odd to have a coin that combines the
bust of someone who ruled from 28 September 365 to 27 May 366 with a
reverse known from the January 393 to January 395 period.
It could only be genuine if we assume that
Procopius himself introduced the
type and it was later copied by
Theodosius. This is especially odd if we accept the idea that
Theodosius' design was based on the statue of him that adorned the
column in the
Forum Tauri in
Constantinople, which was re-named the
Forum of
Theodosius in 393 - the year
his coin
type was introduced. I haven't found anything indicating
Procopius put up an
equestrian statue when he held
Constantinople. Also,
GLORIA ROMANORVM would be a new
legend type for
Procopius.
How close is the
reverse to
Theodosius'? Is there a
mint mark?
Shawn