holding flower in right hand and raising dress with left
toned a bold very fine / good very fine and very desirable
62g (Brooker 1225
seldom seen in anything approaching this state of preservation
Theodosius II, Solidus. holding flower in right handTheodosius II (AD 402 450), gold Solidus, Constantinople, AD 430 440, D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl diademed and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield with horseman motif, rev. VOT XXX MVLT XXXX Z [retrograde], Constantinopolis seated to left, with left foot on prow, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, round shield behind throne, star in right field, CONOB in exergue, 4. 47g, 7h (RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81 1). Good