CNG 84, Lot: 1521. Estimate $750. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. AR Third Siliqua (12mm, 1.14 g, 12h). Dedication issue. Constantinople mint. Struck under Constantine I, circa AD 330. Pearl-diademed and mantled bust right, wearing pearl necklace / Large K. RIC VII -; Bendall, Anonymous 4; RSC -. EF, toned. Good quality metal. Very rare.

From the White Mountain Collection. Ex Aretusa 4 (22 March 1996), lot 689.

Probably a donative issue struck for the celebrations dedicating Constantine’s new capital city in May AD 330. The identity of the female bust remains uncertain; Helena, Fausta, and Theodora have been suggested.