Theodosius I
Theodosius I the Great (347–395) was Roman emperor from 379 to 395, the last ruler to govern the whole empire. A Spanish general, he was called by Gratian to be emperor of the East after the disaster of Adrianople; after the death of Valentinian II and the defeat of the usurper Eugenius (394) he united both halves of the empire.
History and reign
He made a treaty with the Goths, settling them as federates in the Balkans, and by the edict of 380 made Nicene Christianity the state religion; in 391–392 he banned pagan cults. After his death at Milan the empire was divided between his sons Arcadius (East) and Honorius (West) and was never united again.
Coinage under Theodosius I
He struck gold solidi (4.5 g) with VICTORIA AVGG and CONCORDIA AVGGG, silver siliquae and bronze nummi AE2–AE4 with GLORIA ROMANORVM, VIRTVS EXERCITI, SALVS REIPVBLICAE (Victory dragging a captive) and VOT X MVLT XX in a wreath. Mints Constantinople, Thessalonica, Heraclea, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, Antioch, Alexandria and the western workshops; the small bronzes are very plentiful.
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