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LOT 3381
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 330-335. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them; SMNA in exergue. RIC VII 188. Extremely Fine.(2.09gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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