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LOT 3793
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate, with two turrets; star above, A in left field; CONS in exergue. RIC 7. Near Extremely Fine.(2.69gr, 18mm, 12h.).
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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