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LOT 3583
Romano-British Imitation of Constans(?) AE Centenionalis. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
[...]SDEM[...](sic), pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust to right / ECTI[...](sic), soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; ICOI(sic) in exergue. Near Very Fine.(1.56gr, 16mm. 6h.).
Provenance
Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3583
Romano-British Imitation of Constans(?) AE Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £21
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Near Very Fine.
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Extremely Fine.
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