Details
LOT 3715
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, wreath enclosing VOT•XX in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 159. Extremely Fine.(3.50gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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