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LOT 3049
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 333-334. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, 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; (star)PL[C] in exergue. RIC VII 266. Near Extremely Fine.(2.01gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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