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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     145-160      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Licinia Eudoxia Date Ruled:     AD 439-490 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 439-440 Weight:     4.38 g Obverse Legend:     AEL EVDO_XIA AVG Obverse Description:     Diademed and draped bust right with hand of god holding wreath over her head Reverse Legend:     VOT XXX_MVLT XXXX Θ Reverse Description:     Constantinopolis enthroned to left, holding cross on globe and sceptre; shield to left: star in right field Exergue:     CONOB Mint Mark:     CONOB/ Θ Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     RIC 0264 Reference2:     MIRB 29 Reference3:     Depeyrot p. 254, 81/5 Reference4:     Grierson-Mays, Late Roman Coins 457 var. (officina ª); Hunter -; Ratto -, cf. 176 (reverse); Leu 25, 23 April 1980, #460 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Numismatik Lanz Source:     http://www.lanz.com Price Sold For:     6000 USD Date Sold:     01/05/2009 Notes:     Lanz Auction 145, Lot 160 Exceptionally rare. Extremely fine. On the problem of how to distinguish Eudocia the elder from Eudoxia the younger, see A.A. Boyce, Eudoxia, Eudocia, Eudoxia: Dated Solidi of the Fifth Century, ANSMN 6 (1954), pp. 131-142. Estimate: 8000 USD

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