415, Lot: 527. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.36 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck circa AD 402-403. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield, Christogram on chest plate / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and Victory on globe, right foot on prow of galley left; COMOB. RIC X 41; Depeyrot 45/3. Good VF, a few light scratches.

From the D. Massey Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s.