Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 92 Part 1 23-24 May 2016
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THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Constantine I augustus, 310-337
Medallion of 1 and ¼ solidi, Nicomedia 325, AV 5.26 g. DN CONSTANTINVS Diademed head r. Rev. EQVIS ROMANVS Emperor on horse at pace r., raising r. hand; in exergue SMN. C 139. Alföldi 105. RIC –, cf. 100 (1.5 solidi).
Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known. A wonderful
portrait and an interesting reverse type. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Sotheby's New York, 21-22 June 1990, Hunt, 866 and Sternberg XXIX, 1995, 525 sales.