Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1277. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $780. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THEODOSIUS II. 402-450 AD. AV Solidus (4.46 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 443-445 AD. D N THEODOSI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left arm / IMP• XXXXII• COS• XVII• P• P•, Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated left, holding globus cruciger in right hand and sceptre in left, left foot on prow, left elbow resting on shield at her side; star in left field; COMOB. RIC X 292; Kent, "IMP XXXXII COS XVII P P," FlorNum, Group 2; Depeyrot 84/1; Hunter -; DOCLR 414. Choice EF. ($500)