Description
Theodosius I (AD 379-395).
Gold Solidus, mint of Constantinople, AD 383-385.
Obverse: DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Theodosius facing right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGGGG Γ, Constantinopolis, turreted and with head right, seated facing on high backed throne ornamented with lion’s heads, right foot on prow, holding sceptre and shield inscribed VOT V MVL X in four lines; CONOB in exergue.
(RIC 47b.3; Depeyrot 38/1).
4.51g.
Near Mint State; a couple of tiny hairlines.
