| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 4809 Price realized: 150 CHF (Approx. 171 USD / 158 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Bronze, 18 mm, 3.13 g, 6 h), a contemporary imitation of an issue from Thessalonica, irregular mint, after 318. VVVVDVVVVDVDVDVVVDV Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine I to right. Rev. 𐤧SVSD / XXXXXX / HHHHHHH / 𐤧SΛSD in four lines within wreath. Repatinated, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. L. Ramskold, formed since 1969. This contemporary 'barbarous' imitation, copying a Thessalonica emission of 318-319, has some unusual features. In both dies, the legends have been produced with punches, D and V for the obverse, and D, V, S, X and A for the reverse. The D and V punches have also been used upside down to produce the letters 𐤧 and Λ. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
