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LOT 3741
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Aquileia mint.
3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • V in two lines within wreath; •AQT• below. RIC VII 94 var. (obv. legend); Bikic-Do hoard 378-401. Good Very Fine.(3.21gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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