Bidspirit auction | Roman Empire Coin. Theodosius I

Roman Empire Coin. Theodosius I (AD 347-395). Æ Follis - Roman Coin - Theodosius I (AD 347-395) Æ Follis | Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right; Rev: VIRTVS EXERCITI, Emperor stepping to the right, treading on captive & holding labarum & globe - with Staurogram / Tau-Rho (P-headed cross) in left field | Minted: ADS 383-388 with Mintmark: CONSA (Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)) | Reference: RIC IX Constantinople 83B Subtype 2.NotesTheodosius I (Greek: Θεοδόσιος; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He is best known for making Christianity (Nicene Christianity) the state religion of the Roman Empire. He issued various decrees including the Edict of Thessalonica. He dissolved the order of the Vestal Virgins in Rome's Temple of Vesta. In 393, he banned the pagan rituals of the Olympic Games. His decrees made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire and punished Roman paganism, Hellenistic religion, and Arianism. He neither prevented nor punished the destruction of prominent Hellenistic temples of classical antiquity, including the Temple of Apollo in Delphi and the Serapeum in Alexandria.