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Monthly Auction 271920 26 May 2019
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Constantius I, as Caesar (AD 293-305). AE follis (29mm, 9.54 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, lt. smoothing. London, AD 300-303. CONSTANTI-VS NOB C, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Constantius I left, seen from front, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield in left decorated with Victory facing (?) motif / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, modius on head left, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left. RIC VI -, cf. 39 for type without helmet.
From the Morris Collection
RIC does not list any examples of helmeted bust type for London for any ruler until Constantius I was elevated to Augustus in AD 305.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 200-300 USD
Constantius I, as Caesar (AD 293-305). AE follis (29mm, 9.54 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, lt. smoothing. London, AD 300-303. CONSTANTI-VS NOB C, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Constantius I left, seen from front, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield in left decorated with Victory facing (?) motif / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, modius on head left, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left. RIC VI -, cf. 39 for type without helmet.
From the Morris Collection
RIC does not list any examples of helmeted bust type for London for any ruler until Constantius I was elevated to Augustus in AD 305.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 200-300 USD