Triton XX, Lot: 915. Estimate $5000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Aelia Pulcheria. Augusta, AD 414-453. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 441-450. AEL PVLCH ERIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right; manus Dei holding nimbus above / IMP XXXXII COS XVII·P·P·, Constantinopolis seated left, left foot on prow, holding globus cruciger in her right hand and scepter with left; star to left, shield set on ground to right; COMOB. RIC X 316; MIRB 35aa var. (rev. legend punctuation); Depeyrot 84/3. EF, a few marks.

From the Continental Collection. Ex Rauch 73 (17 May 2004), lot 965.