Details
LOT 3859
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and resting hand upon shield; two signa between them; RFT in exergue. RIC 329. Extremely Fine. Repatinated.(3,01gr, 18mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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