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Auction 99  4 May 2016
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Lot 52

Estimate: 800 GBP
Price realized: 1050 GBP
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THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN GOLD, Theodosius II (AD 402-450), Gold Solidus, mint of Constantinople, struck AD 424-425, D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding a spear in right hand, over left arm an ornamented shield depicting a horseman riding down his enemy, rev SALVS REI-PVB-LICAE, Theodosius enthroned, Valentinian standing, both facing and in consular robes, holding mappa and cruciform sceptre, a star above and between them, CONOB in exergue, 4.45g, 12h (RIC 234; Depeyrot 78/1). Lustrous, extremely fine.
Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated

Estimate: £800-1200
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