CNG 84, Lot: 1501. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22mm, 4.59 g, 5h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 312-313. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear / Mars standing right, holding reversed spear and round shield set on ground; (star)/-//PLN. RIC VI 258 var. (laureate and cuirassed right). Good VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare bust type for issue, and apparently unpublished.
From the Elliott-Kent Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 61 (26 March 2003), lot 245.