CNG 109, Lot: 716. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.29 g, 12h). Siscia mint. Struck AD 311-313. IMP CONST ANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI C ONS ERVATORI, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; at feet, eagle standing left, head right, with wings folded, holding wreath in beak; SIS. RIC VII 1 var. (legend breaks); Alföldi –; cf. Depeyrot 14 and note (type unlisted); Calicó, 5168 = Biaggi 1979 var. (legends). Near EF, light scratches, lightly rubbed across high points. Extremely rare variety, none in CoinArchives.