RIC X Marcian 523
Denomination: solidus
Material: av
Authority: marcian
Mint: thessalonica
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0450 to 0457
Obverse legend: D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG
Obverse: Bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
Obverse portrait: marcian
Reverse legend: GLOR ORVI-S TERRAR
Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding standard in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in left field
Reverse portrait: marcian