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LOT 3062
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing to left, chlamys across left shoulder, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand; S P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 118; CT 8.09.024; RML 810. Good Very Fine.(3.34gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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