SH65217. Gold solidus, RIC X Theodosius II 292 and pl. 12; MIRB 33ba; DOCLR 414 - 425; Tolstoi 23 -24; Ratto 153 - 155, aEF, well centered, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.454g, maximum diameter 21.3mm, die axis 180
o, c. 441 - 443 A.D.; obverse D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, helmeted bust facing, pearl diademed, cuirassed, spear in right over shoulder, shield on left arm decorated with a horseman riding down an enemy; reverse IMP·XXXXII·COS·XXII·P·P·, Constantinopolis enthroned left, globus cruciger in right hand, scepter in left hand, left foot on a prow, left elbow resting on shield at her side, star left, COMOB in exergue;
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