Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on October 02, 2014, 04:56:22 PM

Title: Theodosius I GLORIA REIPVBLICE campgate with consular bust
Post by: Victor on October 02, 2014, 04:56:22 PM
This AE3 consular bust issue was probably issued to commemorate the consulship of Theodosius in A.D. 388. RIC rates this coin as merely scarce but I would say they are at least rare, if not very rare. The first picture was from Ebay, the second is mine.


Theodosius I
A.D. 384- 388
DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped in imperial mantle, holding mappa and scepter.
GLORIA REI-PVBLICE, campgate with two turrets, Tau-Rho between them. In left field B.
In ex. TES
RIC IX Thessalonica 59b
Title: Re: Theodosius I GLORIA REIPVBLICE campgate with consular bust
Post by: tjaart on October 02, 2014, 05:29:25 PM
Nice coin! Haven't really see any of them around.

Tjaart
Title: Re: Theodosius I GLORIA REIPVBLICE campgate with consular bust
Post by: Victor on October 03, 2014, 08:09:53 AM
Quote from: tjaart on October 02, 2014, 05:29:25 PM
Nice coin! Haven't really see any of them around.

Here is another example from an older post.

http://www.lateromanbronzecoinforum.com/index.php?topic=398.msg972#msg972


Title: Re: Theodosius I GLORIA REIPVBLICE campgate with consular bust
Post by: Victor on October 11, 2015, 04:43:34 PM
Here is another example

Theodosius I
A.D. 384- 388
18mm   2.3gm
DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped in imperial mantle, holding mappa and scepter.
GLORIA REI-PVBLICE; campgate with two turrets, Tau-Rho between them.
In ex. TES
RIC IX Thessalonica 59b

Dumbarton Oaks dates this issue to A.D. 385 because of the consular dress.