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P
OSSIBLY
U
NIQUE
G
OLD
S
OLIDUS OF
C
ONSTANTINE
II,
AS
C
AESAR
, AD 317-337
Enlargement
2066
Constantine II. Gold Solidus (4.36 g), as Caesar, AD 317-337
. Sirmium, AD 324. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate, draped
and cuirassed bust of Constantine II right.
Reverse:
FELIX PROCESSVS COS III, Constantine II standing left, togate, holding globe and scep-
ter; SIRM. RIC -; Depeyrot 9/3 = MMAG FPL (December 1983), 50. Possibly Unique.
Extremely Fine
.
If this is the same coin as the MMAG specimen cited, which unfortunately we were unable to confirm, then it is unique with no other speci-
mens known.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $6,000 - 7,000
2067
Constantine II, AD 337-340. Billon Reduced Follis
.
Mint
of Heraclea, ca. 324-30.
Laureate and cuirassed bust facing r.
of Constantine II as Caesar.
Reverse:
Two-turreted gateway of
military camp; star above; mint mark HT in ex.,
officina R? S-
17214-17260.
Original silvering mostly intact.
NGC graded
Uncirculated Byzantium Hoard
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $100 - 150
E
LEGANT
S
TYLE
G
OLD
S
OLIDUS OF
C
ONSTANS
Enlargement
2068
Constans, AD 337-350. Gold Solidus (4.5g).
.
Struck at Nicomedia, AD 346/7.
Issued as Augustus. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust
of Constans facing right.
Reverse:
Victory seated right on cuirass and shield, inscribing VOT V on shield set on knee, supported by Genius
standing left before her.; mint mark below. S-18407; Depeyrot, p. 263 1/2 and note. RIC viii, p. 471.2. Well struck and perfectly centered on
a full round flan. Elegant style and lustrous.
NGC Choice AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $4,000 - 5,000
Ex Dimitriadis Collection (on holder)
.