30055: Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV aureus
Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV aureus (20mm, 5.28 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Serdica, AD 313. CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG, laureate head of Constantine I right / IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, Victory on globe right in right hand, scepter in left; eagle standing left at feet to left, head right, wreath in beak, wings spread, N in right field, •SER• in exergue. RIC VII 2. Alföldi –. Depeyrot 11/1. Calicó, 5174=Biaggi 1979. Extremely rare - only two examples in sales archives, including the present specimen. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 109 (12 September 2018), lot 717; Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 858 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV aureus (20mm, 5.28 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Serdica, AD 313. CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG, laureate head of Constantine I right / IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, Victory on globe right in right hand, scepter in left; eagle standing left at feet to left, head right, wreath in beak, wings spread, N in right field, •SER• in exergue. RIC VII 2. Alföldi –. Depeyrot 11/1. Calicó, 5174=Biaggi 1979. Extremely rare - only two examples in sales archives, including the present specimen. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 109 (12 September 2018), lot 717; Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 858 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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