Details
LOT 3797
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar decorated with star; • STR in exergue. RIC VII 221 var. (bust type). Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.(2.79gr, 17mm, 1h.).
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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