Details
LOT 3316
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Treveri mint; struck 332-333. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear in his outer hand and placing his inner hand on shield set on ground; between them, two signa; TR•S in exergue. RIC VII 537. Extremely Fine. Glossy dark green patina.(2.26gr, 17mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993;
Ex Spink & Son, 26 February 2004.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
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