267, Lot: 506. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constans. AD 337-350. Æ 1/2 Centenionalis (19mm, 1.93 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 348-350. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Phoenix standing right upon rocky mound; ASIS(officina mark)•. RIC VIII 246; LRBC -. Good VF, green patina, light cleaning marks, minor scuff on reverse.

The phoenix, a symbol of rebirth, here represents the hope for a ‘restoration of happier times’ or a return to the ‘Golden Age,’ a concept re-explored during the reign of the family of Constantine.