Details
LOT 3436
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 337-350.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 348-350. 3rd officina. D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor on galley sailing to left, holding phoenix on globe and labarum, Victory seated steering at helm; TESΓ in exergue. RIC VIII 109. Good Very Fine.(5.64gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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