Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (18.5mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck late AD 320-321. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 555
Lot: 652. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (18.5mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck late AD 320-321. Laureate bust right, wearing trabea, holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand / Banded globe set on altar inscribed VOT/ IS/ XX in three lines; three stars above; P|A//PLON. RIC VII 205; RML 994 (this coin cited and illustrated; forthcoming); C&T 9.04.006 (this coin cited and illustrated). Toned trace silvering and dark brown patina. Good VF. Extremely rare. RR in both C&T and RML and the plate coin in both. This the only example in CoinArchives.

From the DFA Collection. Ex Paul DiMarzio Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 516, 18 May 2022), lot 619; ArtCoins Roma 6 (10 December 2012), lot 1212.

From RML footnote 68: “Although the pteruges make this a cuirassed bust, it is obvious that a trabeate bust was intended” (Elks, 211).

Closing Date and Time: 7 February 2024 at 13:37:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.