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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1251. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. CONSTANTINOPOLIS. AR Third Siliqua 
                                (0.90 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under 
                                Constantine I, circa 330 AD. Estimate $750 Sold 
                                For $675 

                              CONSTANTINOPOLIS. AR Third Siliqua (0.90 gm, 6h). 
                              Constantinople mint. Struck under Constantine I, 
                              circa 330 AD. Diademed and draped female bust 
                              (Fausta?) right, wearing necklace of pearls; 
                              diadem with ties and semi-circular jewel / Large K 
                              within beaded border. RIC VII -; Bendall 4; cf. 
                              Mazzini V pl. XXXVIII, 287 (Constantine II); RSC 
                              -; Vagi 3052. Good VF, attractively toned, well 
                              centered, struck from worn dies. Rare. ($750)

                              From the Malcolm W. Heckman Collection. Ex Kovacs 
                              XIV (16 October 1998), lot 231.

                              The identity of the female bust remains uncertain; 
                              Helena, Fausta, and Theodora have been suggested.








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