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LOT 3287
Constantius I, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, two Concordiae clasping hands, each holding cornucopia with left hand; II in exergue. RIC V.2 628; Cohen 15. Near Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining. Exceedingly Rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(3.31gr, 24mm, 7h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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