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LOT 3744
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint.
2nd officina. D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier, with spear in hand, advancing to right with head reverted, leading small figure from hut beneath tree; SMKB in exergue. RIC VIII 72. Good Very Fine.(4.74gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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