Lot 146
Rome. Constantine II, as Caesar, 316-337 AD. Gold Solidus (4.37 g), Thessalonica mint, struck c. 324 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine II right. Reverse: Constantine in military attire left, his head to the right, holding legionary eagle in his right hand and long transverse scepter in his left; at right, standard; PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS; in exergue, SMTSG. Bastien, Donativa p. 78, l; Biaggi --; C. 155; Depeyrot 10/6; RIC 132. Sharp, perfectly centered and struck. A beautiful, lustrous example. Very rare. NGC graded Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, no. 139; ex N.B. Hunt, II, Sotheby's, 21 June 1990, lot 870; ex S. Weintraub, ex Bank Leu 7, 9 May 1973, lot 438.
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