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brm_449982 - THEODORA Centenionalis ou nummus

THEODORA Centenionalis ou nummus AU/AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 120.00 €
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 337-340
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,38 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 5e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré. Beau portrait de Théodora. Joli revers. Patine vert foncé et sable
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : FL MAX THEO-DO[RAE] AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et drapé de Théodora à droite vu de trois quarts en avant (L).
Obverse translation : “Flaviæ Maximæ Theodoræ Augustæ”, (À Flavie Maxima Theodora augusta).

Reverse


Reverse legend : PIETAS - ROMANA/ -|-// CONSE.
Reverse description : Pietas (la Piété) ou Théodora debout de face tournant la tête à droite, tenant un enfant dans ses bras.
Reverse translation : “Pietas Romana”, (La Piété Romaine).

Commentary


Poids léger. Très beau bandeau décoré et perlé. Collier de perles.

Historical background


THEODORA

(circa +330)

Wife of Constantius, Grandmother of Delmatius and Hanniballianus

In 293, Theodora, daughter-in-law of Maximian, married Constance when the latter became Caesar after having repudiated Helen. She had four children, Flavius Constance, Jules Constance, Constantia, Licinius' future wife, and Anastasie, Nepotian's mother. His two grandsons Delmace and Hanniballien are respectively Caesar and King of Armenia. She dies before 337.

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