Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction LII 26-27 Oct 2019
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Aelia Pulcheria (414-453). AV Solidus, 420-422. Constantinople mint. D/ AEL PVLCHERIA AVG. Diademed and draped bust right, hand of God placing crown on head. R/ VOT XX MVLT XXX Θ. Victory standing left, holding long cross; in exergue, CONOB. LRC 437 var. RIC 220. AV. g. 4.45 mm. 22.00 RR. In NGC encapsulation 4536773-017, graded Choice AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5. Very rare and exceptionally well preserved. EF/About FDC.
Saint Aelia Pulcheria the second (and oldest surviving) child of Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Empress Aelia Eudoxia. In 414, the fifteen-year old Pulcheria took over the reins of government as the guardian of her younger brother Theodosius II and was also proclaimed "Augusta ". Pulcheria had significant, though changing, political power during her brother's reign. When Theodosius II died on 26 July 450, Pulcheria initially ruled in her own right before providing a successor by marrying Marcian on 25 November 450, while simultaneously not violating her vow of virginity. She died three years later, in July 453.
Saint Aelia Pulcheria the second (and oldest surviving) child of Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Empress Aelia Eudoxia. In 414, the fifteen-year old Pulcheria took over the reins of government as the guardian of her younger brother Theodosius II and was also proclaimed "Augusta ". Pulcheria had significant, though changing, political power during her brother's reign. When Theodosius II died on 26 July 450, Pulcheria initially ruled in her own right before providing a successor by marrying Marcian on 25 November 450, while simultaneously not violating her vow of virginity. She died three years later, in July 453.