233, Lot: 445. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (21mm, 4.55 g, 12h). Alexandria mint, 8th officina. Struck AD 313-314. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding bust of Serapis and cornucopia; (N/(palm frond))/(H/(wreath))//ALE·. RIC VII 4. VF, rough brown patina.
From the White Mountain Collection.
Though clearly marked ‘H’ from the eighth officina, the die appears to have been originally engraved for the seventh officina, as the serifs of the letter ‘Z’ appear underneath the eta.