146: Rome. Constantine II, as Caesar, 316-337 AD. Gold

Closed at:US $5,500.00
May-26-08
Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles

Rome. Constantine II, as Caesar, 316-337 AD. Gold Solidus 
(4.37 g), Thessalonica mint, struck c. 324 AD. Laureate, 
draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine II right. Reverse: 
Constantine in military attire left, his head to the right, 
holding legionary eagle in his right hand and long transverse 
scepter in his left; at right, standard; PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS; 
in exergue, SMTSG. Bastien, Donativa p. 78, l; Biaggi --; C. 
155; Depeyrot 10/6; RIC 132. Sharp, perfectly centered and 
struck. A beautiful, lustrous example. Very rare. NGC graded 
Uncirculated. 
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. 
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, no. 139; 
ex N.B. Hunt, II, Sotheby's, 21 June 1990, lot 870; ex S. 
Weintraub, ex Bank Leu 7, 9 May 1973, lot 438.