376, Lot: 524. Estimate $100. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Aureus (17mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 313. Laureate head right / Lion standing left; club above; SARL. RIC VI 6; Depeyrot 1/4. Near Fine, ex mount with resulting edge damage, twice holed, heavily scratched, remnants of solder on reverse. Extremely rare.

From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor, purchased from Rob Golan, October 1994.