Details
LOT 3789
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322. Rome mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT•XXX; R P below. RIC VII 318. Near Extremely Fine.(3.13gr, 19mm, 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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