Details
LOT 3782
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. Ticinum mint. 2nd officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, two captives at foot of standard inscribed VOT XX; S(crescent)T in exergue. RIC 122. Good Very Fine.(2.72gr, 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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