THEODOSIUS II GOLD SOLIDUS – RARE SALVS REI PVBLICAE TYPE WITHOUT OFFICINA DESIGNATION – MINT STATE NGC GRADED ROMAN EASTERN EMPIRE COIN (Inv. 17494)

$4,500.00

EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. THEODOSIUS II, AD 402-450.
Gold solidus, 4.48 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople, no officina noted.
Obv. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVC, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Theodosius three quarters right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Theodosius II and Valentinian III, both nimbate, enthroned facing, wearing consular robes, each holding a mappa and globus cruciger, star above, CONOB in exergue.
RIC X, 237; Depeyrot, 79/1.
NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, beautifully struck and lustrous, a rare variety lacking an officina designation, with no specimens of this type on CoinArchives.