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THEODOSIUS II, 402-450 - AV Solidus, Constantinopolis (403-408)
weight 4,42gr. ; gold Ø 20mm.
second officina (B) of Constantinople.
obv. Bust of Theodosius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front,
holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman
on left arm, surrounded by the legend; DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG
rev. Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, facing front, head right,
holding sceptre in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand,
right foot on prow, star in field to left, surrounded by the legend;
CONCORDIA AVGGGB, CONOB in exergue
Theodosius II was born in 401 as son of the Eastern emperor Arcadius (reigned 383–408) and Aelia Eudoxia. He was made co-emperor in 402 and became sole ruler of the East upon his father′s death in 408. This coin is minted in that period, when Theodosius still was a little child.
RIC 31 (R2) ; MIRB 12a ; Depeyrot page 247, 57/3 ; Sear 21133 RR
A bit soft strike, but still with some lustre. Very rare.
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SEVERUS II as Caesar, 305-306 - BI Follis, Treverorum (305-306)
weight 10,16gr. ; billon Ø 27mm.
officina P
obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus right
FL VAL SEVERVS NOB C
rev. Genius, turreted, nude, loins draped, standing left, holding patera
in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand GENIO POPVLI ROMANI,
S - F in field, PTR in exergue
Cohen 36 ; RIC 651 ; Sear 14631var. R
Attractive coin with fine details. Rare.
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MACRINUS, 217-218 AD - MESOPOTAMIA - AR Tetradrachm, Emesa
weight 12,87gr. ; silver 25mm.
obv. Laureate head of Macrinus right, surrounded by the legend;
AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPЄINOC CЄB
rev. Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread,
holding wreath in beak, letter H above left wing, between legs
radiate and draped bust of Shamash left, surrounded by the legend;
ΔHMAPK EΞ YΠATOC Π Π
The God Shamash was worshipped in Emesa. Originally this God was named Utu, later worshipped by the East Semitic Akkadian-speaking Assyrians and Babylonians as Shamash. It was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god, god of justice, morality, and truth, and the twin of the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna (Ishtar in the Assyrio-Babylonian language), the Queen of Heaven. His main temples were in the cities of Sippar and Larsa. He was believed to ride through the heavens in his sun chariot and see all things that happened in the day. He was the enforcer of divine justice and was thought to aid those in distress. According to Sumerian mythology, he helped protect Dumuzid when the galla demons tried to drag him to the Underworld and he appeared to the hero Ziusudra after the Great Flood. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, he helps Gilgamesh defeat the ogre Humbaba.
cf. SNG.Copenhagen 312 ; cf. Prieur 987-989 ; Sear GIC.- R
Minor weakness.
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