Theodosius II AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 441-450. D N THEODOSIVS P F • AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / IMP • XXXXII • COS XVII • P • P •, Constantinopolis seated to left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, foot on prow, shield by throne, star in left field; COMOB in exergue. RIC X 300; Depeyrot 84/1 var. (CONOB). 4.49g, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine; graffito in obv. field.
This coin published in I. Vecchi, R. Beale and S. Parkin, The Mare Nostrum Hoard (forthcoming);
From the Mare Nostrum Hoard (1954).