124, Lot: 280. Estimate $300. Sold for $386. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THEODOSIUS II. 402-450 AD. AV Solidus (19mm, 3.87 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 430-440 AD. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed three-quarter facing bust, holding spear over right shoulder and on left arm shield decorated with a horseman spearing fallen enemy / Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, resting left foot on prow; star in right field; Z/CONOB. RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1. VF, clipped.