Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 10.16 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 302-304.

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Lot: 354. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 10.16 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 302-304. CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding scepter in right hand over right should and shield on left arm / GENIO PO PVLI ROMANI, Genius of the Roman people, wearing modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; (altar)|B//PLG. RIC VI 171a; Lyon 297 (this coin illustrated). Brown patina, traces of roughness, a few small deposits. Near EF. Unique with this bust type. Only this example listed in Bastien, Lyon.

Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 415 (hammer $550).


Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 11:57:40 ET.

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