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Exceedingly Rare Solidus of Constantius II

LOT 3354

Estimate
GBP (£) 3,500 - 4,500
EUR (€) 4,180 - 5,370
USD ($) 4,520 - 5,820


Constantius II, as Caesar AV Solidus. AD 324-337.

Ticinum mint; struck AD 324-325. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI I-V-VENTVTIS, Prince standing facing, head to right, holding legionary standard surmounted by eagle with right hand and sceptre with left; in field to right, another standard surmounted by hand; SMT in exergue. RIC VII 181; Cahn 71, 1847; Basel xvii, 612. 4.38gr, 19mm, 12h

Near Extremely Fine. Exceedingly rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.

PROVENANCE:
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.

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