Julius Ceasar AV Aureus

A lot less expensive is a gold coin from a later Roman emperor, Theodosius II:



Theodosius II Solidus Constantinople
Diademed, helmeted & cuirassed 3/4-facing bust,
spear over right shoulder & shield decorated with horseman on left arm
DN THEODO SIVS PF AVG
Theodosius standing facing holding labarum & cross on globe; star to left
GLORORVI S TERRAR Z (Gloria Orbis Terrarum, Officina Z)
CONOB in exergue
Struck: AD 424-425, Constantinople mint
Size: 22mm x 21mm
Weight: 4.18gm
Catalog: RIC Constantinople 232
Note: Gloria Orbis Terrarum is "Glory over the world"
Note: Ex Harlan J. Berk

I visited Istanbul in April and hiked along some of the city walls that Theo had built.

A silly reason for buying a coin.

 

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