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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Tetrarchy| ▸ |Theodora||View Options:   | | | Constantius I divorced his first wife Helena to marry Theodora, the daughter or step-daughter of the emperor Maximianus. Her grandchildren included Delmatius, Hanniballianus, Constantius Gallus, Julian II, Licinius II and Nepotian. Her coins were struck after Constantine's death and after the massacre of most of her descendants. Although the date of her death is unknown, her title Augusta and her coinage were probably posthumous. The reason for her coinage is uncertain, but it may have been directed by Constantine the Great's will. |
This type is apparently unpublished with the cross in the right field. The cross is normally in the left field. We were unable to find another example of this variant online. It is, perhaps, unique.RL79444. Billon reduced centenionalis, Unpublished with cross right; RIC VIII Trier 43 (S) var. (cross left), SRCV V 17499 var. (cross left), LRBC I 105, Cohen VII 5, Hunter V -, EF, well centered on a tight flan, some die wear, light marks, porous, weight 1.589 g, maximum diameter 15.0 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 337 - 340 A.D.; obverse FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, draped bust right, elaborate hairstyle, pearl necklace; reverse PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head right, holding infant at her breast, TRS in exergue; of greatest rarity; SOLD
Theodora is often referred to as a stepdaughter of Emperor Maximian by ancient sources, leading to claims by historians Otto Seeck and Ernest Stein that she was born from an earlier marriage between Eutropia, wife of Maximian, and Afranius Hannibalianus. This man was consul in 292 and praetorian prefect under Diocletian. Timothy Barnes challenges this view stating that all "stepdaughter sources" derive their information from the partially unreliable work Kaisergeschichte (written in the 4th century), while more reliable sources refer Theodora as Maximian's natural daughter. He concludes that she was born no later than c. 275 to an unnamed earlier wife of Maximian, possibly one of Hannibalianus' daughters.RL82455. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VIII Trier 91, LRBC I 129, Hunter V 3, Voetter 4, SRCV V 17502, Cohen VII 4, EF, clashed dies reverse, weight 1.425 g, maximum diameter 15.2 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 337 - 340 A.D.; obverse FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, draped bust right, wearing diadem, elaborate hairstyle, pearl necklace; reverse PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head right, holding infant at her breast, TRP and branch in exergue; SOLD
Constantius I divorced his first wife Helena to marry Theodora, the daughter and step-daughter of the emperor Maximianus. Her grandchildren included Delmatius, Hanniballianus, Constantius Gallus, Julian II, Licinius II and Nepotian. Her coins were struck after Constantine's death and after the massacre of most of her descendants. Although the date of her death is unknown, her title Augusta and her coinage were probably posthumous. The reason for her coinage is uncertain, but it may have been directed by Constantine the Great's will.RL79461. Billon reduced centenionalis, SRCV V 17500 ff., Cohen VII 4, EF, excellent portrait, both sides sharp, tight flan cutting off parts of legends, weight 1.855 g, maximum diameter 15.1 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 337 - 340 A.D.; obverse FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, draped bust right, elaborate hairstyle with braid arranged to resemble a laurel wreath; reverse PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head right, holding infant at her breast, [...]TR[...] in exergue; SOLD
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