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LOT 3036
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / CLARITAS REI PVBLICAE, Sol standing to left, holding globe and raising right hand; in left field, crescent; in exergue PLN. RIC VII 126. Good Very Fine.(3.67gr, 19mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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