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LOT 3854
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Alexandria mint. 1st officina.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier advancing to right, head to left, holding inverted spear in his left hand and leading barbarian with his right from hut under tree; ALEA in exergue. RIC VIII 60; LRBC 2820. Good Very Fine.(4.56gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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