Semissis of Marcian, Constantinople
r. 450 -457 CE
Marcian
Byzantine
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Rev.: Victory seated right, inscribing XVXXX on shield; in left field, a star; in lower right field, a Christogram. CONOB in exergue.
Gold
Byzantine period, Early