Details
LOT 3560
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-333. Thessalonica mint. 5th officina.
VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma to left wearing imperial cloak / She-wolf to left, suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars above, SMTSЄ in exergue. RIC 187. Very Fine.(2.77gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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