THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN GOLD, Valentinian II (AD 375-392), Gold Solidus, mint of Constantinople, struck AD 378-383, D N VALENTINI-ANVS IVH PF AVG (sic), rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev CONCOR-DIA AVGGG, Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated right, on a throne ornamented with lions heads, holding a sceptre and a globe, right foot resting on a prow, CONOB in exergue, 4.43g, 6h (RIC 44b var; C 1 var). Extremely fine and lustrous.
ex Spink Auction 7023, 27 September 2007, lot 165
Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated
Estimate: £600-800