Details
LOT 3095
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Aquileia mint; struck AD 320. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmetted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines between two captives seated on the ground either side; S-F across fields, AQP in exergue. RIC VI 48. Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.(2.89gr, 18mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection.
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