Details
LOT 3314
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 4th officina. CONST-ANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, two captives seated at the base of standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines; S F across upper fields, HL (ligate) in right field; ΔSIS(star within crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 127. Extremely Fine. Black patina.(2.92gr, 19mm, 8h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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