Details
LOT 3737
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Rome mint.
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, around VOT V in laurel wreath; R S in exergue. RIC VII 236. Near Extremely Fine.(2.52gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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