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LOT 3188
Constantius I, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 293-305.
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 297-299. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera from which liquid flows; KB(?) in exergue. RIC VI 11a. Near Very Fine.(10.47gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3188
Constantius I, as Caesar BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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