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LOT 3199
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330.
Rome mint. 5th officina. CONSTANTI-NOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; RFЄ in exergue. RIC VII 332. Near Extremely Fine.(2.24gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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