Details
LOT 3809
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-335. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
VRBS ROMA, helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars and three pellets; SMNS in exergue. RIC 195. Very Fine.(2.31gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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