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LOT 3806
Roman Imperial, Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / Incuse of IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and long sceptre in his left; palm in left field, Z in right, SMN in exergue. For obverse cf. RIC VII 101 (obverse of Nummus of Constantine I, Thessalonica); for reverse cf. (reverse of Nummus of Licinius I, Nicomedia). Condition as seen.(4.63gr, 27mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3806
Roman Imperial, Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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