Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 27 17 Oct 2018
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Hanniballianus. Rex Regum, A.D. 335-337. Æ reduced follis. 1.74 gm. 17 mm. Constantinople mint. Struck A.D 336-337. His bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI / Euphrates seated on ground right, leaning on scepter, urn beside, reed in background; SECVRITAS PVBLICA around, CONSS in exergue. RIC VII 147 (R2). Good Very Fine; green patina; a few fine scratches; well struck portrait; well centered on an even round flan. Rare.
Hannaballianus and his brother Delmatius, both favored nephews of Constantine I, perished in the purge of the royal family following the death of Constantine in 337.