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The Placidia Collection: Coins of Eastern Rome and the Byzantine Empire

COINAGE OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE THEODOSIUS II, 408-450

Lot 30

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Solidus 430-440. No officina letter.
Obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing head turned slightly to r. Spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. VOT XXX - MVLT XXXX I Constantinopolis enthroned to l., holding cross on globus and sceptre. Shield on r., star in r. field. TESOB in exergue.
RIC 366. LRC 390. MIR 56.
4.43 g. Very rare. Somewhat rough strike. About extremely fine.
Ex Auction Giessener Münzhandlung Gorny 62. Munich 1993. Lot 646.