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Dallas Signature Sale 3088 5-6 Nov 2020
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Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV solidus (20mm, 4.38 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Nicomedia, AD 330. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine I right, seen from front / PIETAS AVGVSTI NOSTRI, Constantine I (center right), in military dress, standing facing, head left, scepter in left hand, extending right hand to raise turreted Constantinople (center left) kneeling right, presented by soldier (on left), standing facing, head right, shield in left hand, right hand resting on female, Victory (on right) standing facing, head left, crowning Constantine with palm frond in right hand, another palm cradled on left arm; SMN in exergue. RIC VII 162. Alföldi 297. Depeyrot 41/1 var. (break in obv. legend). Biaggi 1983. Rare - this specimen is the sole example in sales archives. Crisply struck on bright flan, traces of deposits on portrait.
Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 871
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 16000-20000 USD
Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV solidus (20mm, 4.38 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Nicomedia, AD 330. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine I right, seen from front / PIETAS AVGVSTI NOSTRI, Constantine I (center right), in military dress, standing facing, head left, scepter in left hand, extending right hand to raise turreted Constantinople (center left) kneeling right, presented by soldier (on left), standing facing, head right, shield in left hand, right hand resting on female, Victory (on right) standing facing, head left, crowning Constantine with palm frond in right hand, another palm cradled on left arm; SMN in exergue. RIC VII 162. Alföldi 297. Depeyrot 41/1 var. (break in obv. legend). Biaggi 1983. Rare - this specimen is the sole example in sales archives. Crisply struck on bright flan, traces of deposits on portrait.
Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 871
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-constantine-i-the-great-ad-307-337-av-solidus-20mm-438-gm-5h-ngc-au-5-5-4-5/a/3088-33039.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 16000-20000 USD