Details
LOT 3089
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 320. 5th officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines, two captives seated flanking at base in attitude of mourning; S-F across upper fields, • TS • Є • in exergue. RIC VII 75. Near Extremely Fine.(3.19gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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