| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 905 Price realized: 25,000 USD (Approx. 22,898 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. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (18.5mm, 4.48 g, 12h). Ticinum mint. Struck AD 315. CONSTAN TINVS P F AVG, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ADLOCVTIO AVG, Constantine, bareheaded and wearing military attire, standing left on platform, raising right hand and resting left hand on hip, addressing four soldiers and two bound captives, two soldiers and one captive flanking on each side, each soldier holding signum, an additional signum behind; S • M • T. RIC VII 48 (this coin cited); Depeyrot 15/1 (this coin cited and plated); Biaggi –; Andreas Alföldi, "The helmet of Constantine with the Christian monogram," in The Journal of Roman Studies Vol. 22, Part 1 (1932), 1 and pl. ii, 21 (this coin cited and plated). Lightly toned with some luster, pierced, hairlines on obverse, minor deposits. VF. Unique. The only known example. Ex Trau Collection (A. Hess, 28 April 1936), lot 2780; Trau Collection (A. Hess, 22 May 1935), lot 3933. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
