Details
LOT 3559
Divus Constantine I AE 16mm. AD 347-348. Alexandria mint. 1st officina.
D V CONSTANTINVS P T AVGG, veiled head to right / Deified emperor standing to right; VN-MR across fields, SMALA in exergue. RIC VIII 32. Near Extremely Fine.(1.76gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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