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LOT 3035
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 317-318. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing to left with raised right hand, holding globe with left; crescent and star across field, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 149; C&T 8.12.003; RML 880. Near Extremely Fine.(2.81gr, 22mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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