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Details
LOT 3061
Constantine II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 323-324. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • X in three lines within laurel wreath; STR (crescent) below. RIC VII 441. Extremely Fine.(4.25gr, 20mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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