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LOT 3794
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar; •STR in exergue. RIC VII 209. Good Very Fine.(3.09gr, 18mm, 5h.).
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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