THEODOSIUS I THE GREAT AD 379-395

AE2. 3.79g, 21.7mm

MINTED: Trier mint, AD 379-383 REF: RIC IX Trier 65a (R)

OBVERSE: [DN THEODO]-SIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. REVERSE: [REPARA]TIO-[REI]PVB, turreted female kneeling right, holding out hand and being raised by emperor standing left; Γ in right field, SMTRP in exergue.

Notes:

Dark brown patina. Rough, weathered  surfaces and edge split.  

Historical Notes:

Theodosius I was for a brief period (AD 393-395) the last emperor to rule over a united Roman Empire.  He made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire and banned the practising of pagan rituals, including the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece.  After his death, the empire was divided between his young sons Arcadius and Honorius, and would never again be reunified under a single ruler.