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Valens Gold Solidus
Valens faces an emperor holding Victory and the labarum, combining personal command with the military and Christian emblems of late Roman sovereignty.
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Eastern Roman Empire
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Arcadius Gold Solidus
Arcadius faces the imperial capital across the coin, pairing a youthful ruler with Constantinopolis as the stable centre of eastern Roman authority.
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Theodosius II Ceremonial Gold Solidus
A frontal military portrait and a victorious imperial reverse transform the long reign of Theodosius II into an image of order, defence and sacred rule.
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Theodosius II Gold Solidus with Constantinopolis
Theodosius II faces Constantinopolis, binding the ceremonial emperor to the fortified capital that defined the security of his long reign.
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Marcian Gold Solidus
Marcian’s armoured portrait faces Victory and the long cross, presenting a short but stable reign as guarded by military command and sacred triumph.
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Leo I Gold Solidus
A frontal military portrait and Victory with the long cross place Leo I between Roman command and a fully Christian language of triumph.
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Zeno Gold Solidus, Second Reign
Struck as western imperial rule disappeared, Zeno’s solidus asserts that Roman authority survived in the East through armour, Victory and the cross.
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