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Electronic Auction 516

Lot nuber 587

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (24mm, 4.59 g, 6h). PRINCIPI Reversed Spear Type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312.


Electronic Auction 516
Lot: 587.
 Estimated: $ 100

Selections from the DiMarzio Collection of London Mint Æs, Bronze

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (24mm, 4.59 g, 6h). PRINCIPI Reversed Spear Type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand over right shoulder and shield on left arm / Constantine I standing left, cloak hanging from left shoulder, holding globe in right hand and reversed spear in left; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 230; C&T Supp. 7.07.034 (this coin cited and illustrated). Green-brown patina, light roughness. VF. Extremely rare.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Marvin Lessen Collection (Part 1, Dix Noonon Webb 146, 25 April 2018), lot 154, purchased from Baldwin’s, October 1970.

From the 3rd reduction at London struck at 72 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 4.48 g. using dies with a beaded circle 21-22 mm in diameter.

Closing Date and Time: 18 May 2022 at 13:15:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.