135, Lot: 252. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THEODOSIUS II. 402-450 AD. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.44 g). Thessalonica mint. Struck 408-425 AD. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned facing, heada right, foot on prow, holding sceptre and globus cruciger; star in left field; COMOB. RIC X 349; Depeyrot 47/2. Good VF, graffiti on reverse.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.