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Solidus (reverse) with emperor holding standard with Chi Rho symbol and globe with cross
Byzantine, Thessalonike
Reign of Theodosius II
about A.D. 424–425
Mint: Thessalonica
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 4.50 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.324
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Theodosius II helmeted, facing, in military dress, holding shield and spear. On shield, horseman trampling an enemy on the ground.
DNTHEODO SIVSPFAVG
Reverse: Theodosius II standing facing, in military dress, holding labarum and globe with cross. In field left a star.
GLORORVI STERRAR in exergue: TESOB
DNTHEODO SIVSPFAVG
Reverse: Theodosius II standing facing, in military dress, holding labarum and globe with cross. In field left a star.
GLORORVI STERRAR in exergue: TESOB
Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)