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Research Coins: Feature Auction

 
Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1776. Estimate $500. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005. 
Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARCADIUS. 383-408 AD. AV Solidus (4.45 gm, 11h). Constantinople mint. Struck 383-385 AD. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, foot on prow, holding sceptre and globe; lion heads on arms of throne; Z//CONOB. RIC IX 46g.2-3; Depeyrot 38/6. Near EF. ($500)

The mintmark Z and retrograde Z are both noted for this issue. This particular coin appears to have both, though it is uncertain which is engraved over the other.