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Details
LOT 3044
Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. Struck AD 337-340. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head of Constantine I to right / Constantine I in quadriga to right, extending hand toward manus Dei above; [star above?]; SMANH in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 37. Very Fine.(1.76gr, 15mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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