| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31065 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Constans (AD 337-350). AV medallion of 1-1/2 solidi (27mm, 6.69 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, wavy flan. Trier, AD 342-343. FL IVL CONS-TANS P F AVG, laurel-and-rosette diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constans right, seen from front / GLORIA-EXERCITVS, Constans standing facing, bare head left, grounded trophy in right hand, left hand resting on grounded shield; TR in exergue. RIC VIII -, cf. 121/119 (for obv./rev.); Gnecchi -, cf. 11 (for obv., rev. unlisted). Depeyrot -. Magnificently well-struck and fortunately devoid of a mount typically found on multiples. The slight waviness of the flan is not distracting as the details remain sharp and crisp on bright, lustrous surfaces. Ex Dr. Michael Rogers Collection, Part II (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, NYINC Auction, 14 January 2022), lot 3153; Roma Numismatics, Auction XIV (21 September 2017), lot 809. Two other unique specimens exist from this extremely rare series from Trier - one for Constantius II (Bonn), and one more for Constans (Berlin) with a different obverse legend (FL IVL CONSTANS-PIVS FELIX AVG). It was likely minted as a celebratory first issue after Constans inherited all of the western provinces with the death of his brother, Constantine II, in AD 340, and coincides with his decennalia, along with his victorious campaign against the Franks in AD 341-342. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-constans-ad-337-350-av-medallion-of-1-1-2-solidi-27mm-669-gm-6h-ngc-ms-5-5-3-5-wavy-flan/a/3113-31065.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 30000-50000 USD |  |
