Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1079. Closing Date: Jan 
  10, 2005. CONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. Æ Gilt 
  Medallion (40.92 gm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 326 
  AD. Estimate $5000 Sold For $4800 

CONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. Æ Gilt Medallion (40.92 
gm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 326 AD. CONSTANTI-NVS 
MAX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust 
right, seen from front / GLORIA SAE-CVLI VIR-TVS 
CAESS, Constantine, laureate and draped about 
waist, seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and 
extending his right hand to receive a Phoenix on 
globe from Crispus standing right in military 
outfit; trophy behind, panther at his feet; PR in 
exergue. RIC VII 279; F. Ntantalia, 
Bronzemedallions unter Konstantin dem Großen und 
seinen Söhnen, pg. 172; Gnecchi II pg. 134, 3 and 
pl. 130, 2 (same dies); Toynbee -; Cohen 269. VF, 
mottled red-brown and black patina beneath 
substantial remains of gilding. Very rare. ($5000)

From the Michael Weller Collection. Ex Triton VI 
(14-15 January 2003), lot 1087; Leo Benz 
Collection (Lanz 100, 20 November 2000), lot 524; 
Leu 25 (23 April 1980), lot 434; A. Signorelli 
Collection (P. & P. Santamaria, 13 March 1953), 
lot 1355; L. Vierordt Collection (J. Schulman, 5 
March 1923), lot 2646.


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