Details
LOT 3846
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. Struck AD 330. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, holding spears and leaning on shields, two standards between them; RFS in exergue. RIC VII 328. Near Extremely Fine.(1.85gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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