Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, Constantinople mint. RIC X 292-3. 4.43 grams. D N THEODOSI-VS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left arm / IMP XXXXII COS-XVII P P, Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated left, holding globus cruciger in right hand and scepter in left, left foot on prow, left elbow resting on shield at her side; star in left field; CONOB. Scratches in obverse field but otherwise XF, some encrustation.
(400 - 600 USD)