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Description
69, Lot: 150. CONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. ﾆ
Follis (19mm, 3.18 gm). Constantinople mint.
Struck 326-327 AD. Estimate $200. Sold For $156
CONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. ﾆ Follis (19mm, 3.18
gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 326-327 AD.
Laureate head right, seen from behind /
Two-towered camp gate on raised base; A/CONS.
RIC VII 7 and note; LRBC 969. Good VF, dark
brown patina with earthen highlights.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 35 (20 September
1995), lot 991.
This is the second known example of this coin;
the other is in Vienna. Here, the camp gate
rests on a raised base, unlike the more common
simple ground line. In addition, the reverse
legend, PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, which is more in
keeping with the joint emperorship of
Constantine and Licinius, seems out of step
here, given the fact that this coin was struck
during Constantine's sole rule, and at an
imperial mint which was not founded until after
his final defeat of his imperial rival.
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From CNG e-Auction #69, closed 23 July, 2003, re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.