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E-Sale 70  7 May 2020
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Lot 1408

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 1000 GBP
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Theodosius I, with Arcadius and Honorius, Æ Exagium Solidi Weight. Constantinople, AD 393-395. Iohannes, comes sacrarum largitionum. DDD NNN AAAVVVGGG, crowned, diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, Theodosius, and Arcadius; cross above / EXAG SOL SVB V INL IOҺANNI COM S L, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; star to right; CONS in exergue. Bendall, Weights 10; Sabatier 9; Geneva 279. 4.21g, 20mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine. Very Rare.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 53, 7 February 2019, lot 964;
Ex private German collection.

The reverse legend is abbreviated from 'exagium solidi sub Viro inlustri Johanni Comite sacrarum largitionum', (test weight of a solidus under the illustrious John, the Minister of Finance).
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