173, Lot: 529. Estimate $200. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 441-450. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, resting foot on prow; star in left field; COMOB. RIC X 293; Depeyrot 84/1. Good VF, graffiti.

From the Alain Lagrange Collection.