Details
LOT 3301
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 313-314. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing to left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe with left and raising his right hand; S-F across fields, PLG in exergue. RIC VII 3. Extremely Fine. Beautiful glossy patina.(4.75gr, 22mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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