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Details
LOT 3319
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Treveri mint; struck circa AD 322-323. 1st officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VO-TIS XX; three stars above, •PTR• in exergue. RIC VII 368. Good Very Fine - Near Extremely Fine.(2.77gr, 20mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at a UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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