COINAGE OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
MARCIANUS, 450-457
Mint of Thessalonica
Solidus. No officina letter. Obv. D N MARCIA - NVS P F AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, turned slightly to r., spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder. Without frontal ornament on helmet. Rev. GLOR ORVI - S TERRAR Emperor standing facing, holding labarum and cross on globus. TESOB in exergue. RIC 523. LRC -. Depeyrot 54/1. 4.10 g. Rare. Edge segment broken out. Uncirculated. Purchased from Baldwin’s London, July 1973.