Details
LOT 3388
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
London mint; struck AD 310. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, radiate Sol standing facing, head to left with chlamys around shoulders, with right hand raised and holding globe in left; T F across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 121a; C&T 6.02.010; RML 249. Very Fine.(3.70gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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