Aelia Eudocia
421-460 AD
Wife of Theodosius II
Aelia Eudocia was the baptismal name given to Athenias, daughter of the Athenian sophist Leontius and reputedly one of the most beautiful and brilliant women of the age. Eudocia had been picked by Pulcheria to become the wife of her brother Theodosius II whom she married in 421 AD. Her relationship with her sister-in-law ultimately was a stormy one, and in 440 AD she retired to Jerusalem to a life of piety and church building. Eudocia died on October 20th, 460 AD.
Monetary System
Mints: Constantinople
Obverse Legends:
AEL EVDOCIA AVG
DENOMINATIONS
AU Solidus (4.50 grams)
AU Semissis (2.25 grams)
AU Tremissis (1.45 grams)
AR Reduced Siliqua (2.25 grams)
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