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LOT 3356
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 330-331. 1st officina. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield, two standards between; PLG in exergue. RIC VII 240. Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina.(2.46gr, 18mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993;
Ex Spink & Son, 26 August 2004.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
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