Details
LOT 3298
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 318-319. 4th officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Laurel wreath enclosing VOT XX MVLT •XXX• TS•Δ• in four lines. RIC VII - (cf. 31 for different obverse legend). Near Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining. Extremely Rare; not in RIC.(3.94gr, 19mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private collection, UK.
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