135, Lot: 259. Estimate $300. Sold for $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THEODOSIUS II. 402-450 AD. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 443-445 AD. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, resting foot on prow; star in left field; COMOB. RIC X 293; Depeyrot 84/1. Near VF, obverse scratch.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.