Details
LOT 3800
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 329. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG , laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around wreath containing VOT XXX; R S below. RIC 318. Near Extremely Fine.(2.81gr, 20mm, 6h.).
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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