Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 26  –  8 - 13 July 2023

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 26

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part I: Sa, 08.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part II: Su, 09.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part III: Mo, 10.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part IV: Tu, 11.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part V: We, 12.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part VI: Th, 13.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.

Description

Constantius II, as Caesar, 324-337. Follis (Bronze, 20 mm, 2.30 g, 6 h), Treveri, July 326. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II to left. Rev. CONSTAN/TIVS / CAESAR / PTR in four lines; above, star. Ramskold, Constantine's vicennalia (2013), p. 423. Ramskold, Aborted production (2020b), p. 235-236 and Table 4. RIC 490. Slightly smoothed and with minor traces of corrosion, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dr. L. Ramskold, formed since 1969.

There are now 15 examples from officina P and 12 from officina S known for Constantius Caesar from the dynastic bronze emission of Trier. As with the other Treveran dynastic bronzes, the Constantius Caesar type was also copied in unofficial workshops, and there are about 25 contemporary imitations known.

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Price realized 650 CHF
Starting price 25 CHF
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