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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     731141      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Aelia Eudoxia Date Ruled:     AD 400-404 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 401-403 Diameter:     17 mm Weight:     2.47 g Obverse Legend:     AEL EVDO_XIA AVG Obverse Description:     Pearl-diademed and draped bust right, crowned by hand of God Reverse Legend:     SALVS REI_PVB]LICAE Reverse Description:     Victory seated on cuirass inscribing Chi-Rho on shield suported on a column Exergue:     CONSA Mint Mark:     CONSA Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     RIC 101 Reference2:     DOCLR 274 Reference3:     LRBC II, 2231 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=19439 Grade:     Good VF/VF, dark green-brown patina Notes:     The wife of the ineffectual Arcadius, Eudoxia wielded considerable influence over her weak husband and virtually ruled in his stead. She was not liked by many, especially the patriarch of Constantinople, St. John Chrysostom, who condemned her as a hedonist and compared her to Jezebel, the supreme villainess of the Bible.

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