Details
LOT 3746
Constans BI Centenionalis. Circa AD 340-350. Uncertain mint.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor standing facing, head to left, on prow of galley sailed to left by Victory seated to left at stern, holding Victory on globe and labarum with Christogram; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 219 (Treveri). Good Very Fine.(5.69gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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