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

Reference : AYC #34 b, RIC 285

Weight:

Metal: Gold

Diameter:

Scarcity: Very rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

DN TNEODOSI - 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.

IMP 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

COMOB

Numéro :

Coin referenced in the RIC X n°285, source: Bibliothèque Nationale de France. To be confirmed.

Variant without dot in the legends and with a officina letter, mark COMOB. Type ? shield.