Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 581 | Auction date: 19 February 2025 |
Lot number: 771 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot ![]() | |
Lot description: Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. Æ Follis (18mm, 2.97 g, 6h). Contemporary imitation. Imitating an emission of the Londinium (London) mint, struck under Constantine I, circa late AD 320-321. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / BEATA TN QVILLITVS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/ XX in three lines; three stars above; PLON. RML 974 footnote 60 (this coin cited); cf. C&T p. 268 (for official emission) and 9.04.014 (for similar issue from a later emission). Dark brown patina, slight roughness. VF. From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Estimate: 100 USD | ![]() |
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 581 | Auction date: 19 February 2025 |
Lot number: 758 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot ![]() | |
Lot description: Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (15mm, 1.57 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Imitating official issues, struck under Constantine I, circa AD 330-circa 331. Laureate, helmeted, and mantled bust of Constantinopolis left, holding scepter over shoulder / She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above; TT. Cf. A. Marsden, "Contemporary Imitations of Constantine's Wolf & Twins Coinage" in Treasure Hunting, June-July 2001, fig. 4 (for similar mule). Dark green and brown patina. Near EF. Estimate: 100 USD | ![]() |