IMP XXXXII COS XVII P P (type I, B) (441 / 450)

Bust of Theodosius II facing, cuirassed, wearing a helmet with crest and a pearl diadem. Holding a spear passing behind his head with the right hand and a decorated shield with a horseman slaying an enemy, with the left hand.

Constantinople seated left on a throne, holding a spear with the left hand and a globe surmounted by a cross with the right hand. A shield behind the throne and a star in the field to the left.

Coin sold the 10/10/2016 by Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 241, lot 2971, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3385602.

Coins with a more degenerate style and legends than on the numbers AYC #22 degen, RIC 324 and AYC #22 degen 2, RIC 324. The letters P appear to be inverted but the double-striking can give this effect. The letter A of AVG is a V and the next letter is an inverted A. The auction house attributes the coin to the migrations of the Huns. But is this coin actually the work of a barbarian led by an official and experienced engraver? There are, in fact, few engraving errors and the weight is correct. The same INP error is found as on official coins.

Type I: avec la marque CONOB ou COMOB (CONOB ici) et la légende de revers se terminant généralement avant le bouclier. Pas de ponctuation de légende de chaque coté. Un trône carré et droit, la jambe droite étant une protubérance triangulaire, drapé rigide et sceptre vertical. Ceci correspond au type III de RIC X. La var B est la même que le RIC X: bouclier plus petit et rond.

Voir AYC #21, RIC 323: https://www.all-your-coins.com/fr/archives-anciennes/romaines-imperiales/imp-xxxxii-cos-xvii-p-p-type-i-a-441-450, pour le commentaire expliquant l'ensemble du monnayage.