Ancients
Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV solidus (18mm, 4.46 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, ex mount. Ticinum, AD 315. CONSTANTI-NVS P F AVG, laureate head of Constantine I right / VIRTVS-AVGV-STIN, Constantine I galloping on horseback right, right hand raised, large shield in left; three slain soldiers below, spears lodged in their bodies, SMT in exergue. RIC VII, 35 (this coin). Extremely rare and sure to invite spirited bidding from collectors of Constantinian era coinage.
Ex Collection of a Philhellene (Heritage Auctions, 3067 Long Beach (6 September 2018), lot 30357; Nummorum Auctiones 4 (5 December 1996), lot 373; Rollin and Feuardent (May 1909), lot 326.
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD