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Lot 83

in 9th September 2022

Guide price: £2250-4500

This very RARE and unique Byzantine gold Solidus depicts Theodosius ll, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire on the obverse and a wedding scene on the reverse.
It was struck in 437 CE to commemorate the marriage of Theodosius ll's daughter, Licinia Eudoxia, to the Western Emperor Valentinian lll.
This beautiful coin weighs 4.37grams (approx) and dimensions 20mm diameter at its widest point.
This coin comes from a passionate Roman coin collector, as with other coins in this auction, and has no certification with it, hence the affordable guide price on it!
W: 20mm at widest point approx
Gross weight approx 4.37g
Approx 1 pieces