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


Reference : AYC #22 var 2, RIC 324
Weight: 4.47 grs
Metal: Gold
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

DN THEODOSI - VS PF AVG

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.

IIIP XXXXII COS – XVII P P

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.

Marks

CONOB
Numéro :

Photo of a coin sold the 09/01/2016 by Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 23, lot 653, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2843468, link to their website: https://www.romanumismatics.com/.

Mark CONOB.

Variant with IIIP instead of IMP. Similar to AYC #22 degen 4, RIC 324 but with classic styling.

Type I: with mark CONOB or COMOB (CONOB here) and the reverse legend usually ending before the shield. No punctuation on legend either side. A square throne, the right leg as a triangular protuberance, stiff drapery and vertical scepter. This corresponds to type III of RIC X. Var A is the same as RIC X: elongated and long shield.

See AYC #21, RIC 323: https://www.all-your-coins.com/en/archives-anciennes/romaines-imperiales/imp-xxxxii-cos-xvii-p-p-type-i-a-441-450, for the commentary explaining the entire coinage.