Coin
Theodosius I
Roman Imperial
Antioch
Asia Minor
Roman Empire
379-395
Bronze
Weight: 3.2 g
Diameter: 11/16 in. (18.2 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.8.29186
Geography
Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Syria, West Asia, Asia
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Reverse: Constantinopolis seated facing
Course History
CLST 11.2, From Emperors as gods to God as Emperor: The Last Two Centuries of Rome, Robert Stewart, Roger Ulrich, Winter 2014
Provenance
Collected by Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire, date unknown; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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