Details
LOT 3738
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, around, VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 163. Near Extremely Fine.(2.71gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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