SH53624. Gold solidus, RIC X Theodosius II 301 var, gVF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.476g, maximum diameter 21.2mm, die axis 180
o, 441 - 450 A.D.; obverse D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, helmeted bust facing, pearl diademed, cuirassed, spear in right over shoulder, shield decorated with a horseman riding down an enemy on his left arm; reverse IMP•XXXXII•COS XVII P•P••, Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding cross on globe and scepter, foot on a prow, left elbow resting on shield at her side, star left, COMOB in exergue;
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