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Aelia Eudocia. Augusta AD 423-460. Eudocia wife of Theodosius II . Constantinople
Solidus AV
22 mm, 4,43 g
AEL EVDOCIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right; crowned by manus Dei (the hand of God) above / VOT XX MVLT XXX/ CONOB, Victory standing left, holding long cross in right hand; star in upper left field.
very fine
RIC X 228; Depeyrot 75/2; Biaggi –; DOCLR –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; PCR 1594.
Athenaïs (her name before baptism) was born in Athens as the daughter of the pagan rhetoric teacher Leontios and was considered highly educated. After the death of her father, she accepted the Christian faith and was baptised with the name Aelia Eudocia. This was a prerequisite for her marriage to Emperor Theodosius II. The marriage took place on 7 June 421.
Solidus AV
22 mm, 4,43 g
AEL EVDOCIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right; crowned by manus Dei (the hand of God) above / VOT XX MVLT XXX/ CONOB, Victory standing left, holding long cross in right hand; star in upper left field.
very fine
RIC X 228; Depeyrot 75/2; Biaggi –; DOCLR –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; PCR 1594.
Athenaïs (her name before baptism) was born in Athens as the daughter of the pagan rhetoric teacher Leontios and was considered highly educated. After the death of her father, she accepted the Christian faith and was baptised with the name Aelia Eudocia. This was a prerequisite for her marriage to Emperor Theodosius II. The marriage took place on 7 June 421.