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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1412

Roman Empire, a Pair of Tetrarchic Bronzes (2): i) NGC Ch VF | , Diocletian (AD 284-305), BI Antoninianus, IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONCORDIA MILITVM, Diocletian, on the left, standing right, holding short sceptre in his left hand and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, on the right, standing left, holding long scepter in his left hand, S between, XXI in exergue (Cohen 33; RIC 306), retaining some silver, nice portrait, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine ~ Silvering, NGC Cert. #6133202-201; ii) NGC Ch XF | Constantine I, 'the Great' (AD 307-337), AE 3/BI Nummus, Constantinople, 328, CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, Victory seated left on decorated cippus, head turned right, holding laurel branch in her right hand and palm frond in her left, shield at her feet, trophy-of-arms to left, captive kneeling left before, delta to left field, CONS* in exergue (RIC 35), detailed with a nice rich patina, extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine, NGC Cert. #6133202-149

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