Details
LOT 3767
Theodosius I BI 22mm. Struck AD 383-388. Nicomedia mint.
4th officina. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding labarum and globe, left foot on captive; SMNΔ in exergue. RIC IX 44b. Very Fine. Sandy patina.(5.00gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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