Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 4377 Price realized: 130 CHF (Approx. 148 USD / 137 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Constantine II, as Caesar, 316-337. Follis (Bronze, 17 mm, 2.05 g, 4 h), a contemporary imitation of an issue from Rome, irregular mint in Gaul (?), circa 333-340 (?). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine II to left. Rev. CONSTAN/TINVS / IVN NOB C / SMRT in four lines; above, laurel wreath. Cf. RIC 282 (for prototype). Ramskold, Constantine's vicennalia (2013), p. 425, fig. 6C (this coin). An unusually fine contemporary imitation. Minor traces of corrosion on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. L. Ramskold, Part I, Leu Web Auction 25, 11-14 March 2023, 2945. The reverse legend faithfully copies RIC 282. Starting price: 25 CHF |