283, Lot: 421. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 442-443. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding globus cruciger and scepter, resting left foot on prow; star in left field; CONOB. RIC X 293; Depeyrot 84/1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.