399, Lot: 602. Estimate $500. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.26 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 385. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two emperors seated facing on throne; the emperor on right holding mappa and the two together holding between them a globe; above, between them, Victory facing with spread wings; in lower field, palm frond; COM. RIC IX 55f; Depeyrot 3/3 (North Italy). Near EF, traces of deposits, small test mark on reverse, a few minor marks. Rare.