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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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Theodosius I the Great (AD 379-395). AV solidus (21mm, 4.49 gm, 6h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Milan, AD 389-91. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of Theodosius right, viewed from front / VICTO-RIA AVGG Two emperors, nimbate, in consular robes, seated facing on throne, together holding globe between them; above, facing half figure of Victory with wings spread, palm branch below; M - D across fields, COM in exergue. RIC 5f (S). Depeyrot 9/2. Cohen 37 (20 Fr.). Exceptional strike, detail and surfaces, with mirror-like fields, well deserving of the elusive Gem MS grade.
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD
Theodosius I the Great (AD 379-395). AV solidus (21mm, 4.49 gm, 6h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Milan, AD 389-91. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of Theodosius right, viewed from front / VICTO-RIA AVGG Two emperors, nimbate, in consular robes, seated facing on throne, together holding globe between them; above, facing half figure of Victory with wings spread, palm branch below; M - D across fields, COM in exergue. RIC 5f (S). Depeyrot 9/2. Cohen 37 (20 Fr.). Exceptional strike, detail and surfaces, with mirror-like fields, well deserving of the elusive Gem MS grade.
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD