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Pulcheria, sister of Theodosius II. Gold Solidus (4.47 g). Mint of Constantinople, AD 420-22. AEL PVLCHERIA AVG. pearl diademed and draped bust of Aelia Pulcheria right wearing necklace and earring, hair elaborately weaved, tucked under diadem and crowned with wreath by hand of G-d (Manus Dei) reaching down from above. Reverse: VOT XXX MVLT XXX, officinae H; Victory standing l., holding long jewelled cross, no star in field. S-21251; DOC 437; Depeyrot p. 252, 74/3, Boldly struck and well centered on a fully lustrous flan. Superb quality. Mint State. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP
Aelia Pulcheria was the daughter of Arcadius and Eudoxia and the elder sister of Theodosius. She was the driving force that dominated the political scene in the Eastern Empire over much of her lifetime. Pulcheria took upon herself the roll of of her brother's protector. In AD 450 after her brother Theodosius was killed in a horse accident, she ruled as sole empress until she married Marcian and died in AD 453.
Aelia Pulcheria was the daughter of Arcadius and Eudoxia and the elder sister of Theodosius. She was the driving force that dominated the political scene in the Eastern Empire over much of her lifetime. Pulcheria took upon herself the roll of of her brother's protector. In AD 450 after her brother Theodosius was killed in a horse accident, she ruled as sole empress until she married Marcian and died in AD 453.