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LOT 3439
Constantius II, as Caesar AE 17mm. AD 324-337.
Antioch mint, 6th officina. Struck under Constatine I, AD 324-325. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTAN-TIVS CAESAR in three lines; star above; SMANTS • below. RIC VII 60 corr. (bust type). Very Fine.(2.35gr, 17mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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