Details
LOT 3792
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 320. Rome mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to right on round shield, holding another round shield inscribed X-V in two lines; RЄѠCP (ЄѠ ligate) in exergue. RIC 194 corr. (Roma seated left). Near Extremely Fine. Double struck of reverse.(4.24gr, 21mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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