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LOT 3750
Romano-British Imitation of Constans(?) BI Centenionalis. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
[...]S P F AVG [...]IIC, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...] VICTORIAE [...], soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman. Near Very Fine.(1.64gr, 17mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3750
Romano-British Imitation of Constans(?) BI Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Good Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
