Details
LOT 3714
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. Siscia mint.
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar inscribed I; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 95. Good Very Fine.(2.84gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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