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LOT 3717
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. Good Extremely Fine.(3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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