Roman Empire Emperors
Aelia Eudoxia
400-404
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE (4th CENT AD - 5th CENT AD) EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Aelia Eudoxia, AD 400-404 |
| Item Description: |
AE3 (Nummus) The Werner Collection Cyzicus |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF |
| Owner: |
Von Werner |
Owner Comments:
Aelia Eudoxia (died 6 October 404) was a Roman empress consort by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was the source of some controversy, as it was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to expand his influence. As Empress, she came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who was popular among the common folk for his denunciations of imperial and clerical excess. She had five children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including her only son and future emperor Theodosius II, but she had two additional pregnancies that ended in either miscarriages or stillbirths and she died as a result of the latter one.