389, Lot: 785. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 364. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum and Victory on globe; •CONSP•. RIC IX 3a var. (CONSP• mintmark); Depeyrot 11/1 var. (same). Near EF, light hairline scratches.

This mintmark is unlisted in RIC. Depeyrot does list it, but only for Valens (12/1).