Details
LOT 3310
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Arelate mint; struck AD 324-5. 1st officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets, star above; P(star)AR in exergue. RIC VII 264. Good Extremely Fine. Silvering entirely intact. Scratch on obverse.(3.03gr, 20mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Footnotes
A very well-preserved Nummus with an attractive toned full silvering.
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