Solidus, 4.40g., Ravenna, 422 A.D., DN HONORIVS PF AVG, half-length bust facing, wearing diademed helmet with flowing ties, holding spear and shield decorated with Chi Rho, rev. no reverse legend, Roma and Constantinopolis seated facing each other, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT XXX MVLT XXXX, palm-branch below, R-V in fields, CONOB in exergue (RIC X, 1332; C.73), reverse die a little weak and light scrape on edge, possibly from a mount, very fine good fine, very rare

Solidus, 4.40g., Ravenna, 422 A.D., DN HONORIVS PF AVG, half-length bust facing, wearing diademed helmet with flowing ties, holding spear and shield decorated with Chi Rho, rev. no reverse legend, Roma and Constantinopolis seated facing each other, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT XXX MVLT XXXX, palm-branch below, R-V in fields, CONOB in exergue (RIC X, 1332; C.73), reverse die a little weak and light scrape on edge, possibly from a mount, very fine good fine, very rare

Details

Solidus, 4.40g., Ravenna, 422 A.D., DN HONORIVS PF AVG, half-length bust facing, wearing diademed helmet with flowing ties, holding spear and shield decorated with Chi Rho, rev. no reverse legend, Roma and Constantinopolis seated facing each other, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT XXX MVLT XXXX, palm-branch below, R-V in fields, CONOB in exergue (RIC X, 1332; C.73), reverse die a little weak and light scrape on edge, possibly from a mount, very fine good fine, very rare

Provenance

M&M Basel auction 12, 29 September 1981, lot 638