Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1914. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002. Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CONSTANS. 337-350 AD. Æ "Medallic" Centenionalis (4.48 gm). Struck 348-350 AD. Aquileia mint. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe in right hand / Soldier advancing right, holding spear and looking back, leading small figure from a hut beneath a tree; AQS•. RIC VIII 103; LRBC 888. Choice EF, glossy dark green patina, extremely high relief. ($500)
From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Münz Zentrum Auktion 80 (28 November 1994), lot 663.
The uncharacteristically high relief of this coin as well as the care with which it was struck perhaps indicates that it served as a presentation piece.