135, Lot: 253. Estimate $500. Sold for $555. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THEODOSIUS II. 402-450 AD. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.32 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 408-419 AD. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, foot on prow, holding sceptre and Victory on globe; star in left field; D/CONOB. RIC X 202; Depeyrot 73/2. Good VF, obverse graffiti, lightly clipped.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.