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LOT 3392
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Constantinople mint; struck AD 327-328. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, soldier standing to left, head to right, holding spear and resting hand upon shield set on ground to right; Γ in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 22. Good Very Fine.(3.73gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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