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ID:     721900
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Theodosius II
Date Ruled:     AD 402-450
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Solidus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 425
Weight:     4.47 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     D N THEODO_SIVS P F AVG
Obverse Description:     Helmeted bust facing, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, spear in right hand held over right shoulder behind head, an left arm shield decorated with horseman riding down enemy.
Reverse Legend:     SALVS REI_PVBL_ICAE
Reverse Description:     Theodosius II enthroned facing and Valentinian III standing facing, both in consular robes, both holding mappa in right hand and cross tipped sceptre in left; above and between them a star
Exergue:     CONOB
Mint Mark:     CONOB
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     RIC X 0235
Reference2:     Depeyrot 78/1
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85668
Grade:     Good VF, light marks in fields.
Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1900 From the Marc Poncin Collection.