Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
Lot number: 2379 Price realized: 120 CHF (Approx. 136 USD / 126 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, 19 mm, 3.14 g, 12 h), Constantinopolis, 327-328. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Diademed head of Constantine I to right. Rev. GLORIA RO-MANORVM / CONS Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe in her right hand and scepter in her left; at her side, shield; in field to left, Δ. RIC 23. Nearly extremely fine. From the collection of Dr. L. Ramskold, Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 5391, ex Savoca 2nd Black Auction, 29 February 2020, 157 (deposits removed since). The very fine hair lines indicate that the lines were engraved with a stickler. Many other coins show that a crescent-shaped or linear punch was used to create the hair. We can assume that different masters or schools for engravers preferred different methods to produce the coin dies. Starting price: 50 CHF |