1007. Constantine II. AD 337-340. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. FL IVL CONSTAN TINVS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory, draped, seated right on cuirass, shield to left, inscribing VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines on shield set on knee; to right, small winged Genius standing left, supporting shield; SMANZ. RIC VIII 23; Depeyrot 5/1. Scattered light marks, small cut on edge. Good VF. Very rare. ($2000) From the John L. Cowan Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 681.
Perhaps the Second Known
1008. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.52 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 343-344. FL IVL CONS TANS P F AVG, laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA DD NN AVGG, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding trophy in right hand and palm frond in left; TR. RIC VIII 123; Depeyrot – (cf. Depeyrot 4/4 for obv. type/ cf. Depeyrot 4/3 for rev. type); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Lightly toned, a few minor marks. Near EF. Extremely rare. RIC cites one example in a Portugal hoard and one imitation in the British Museum. None in CoinArchives. ($3000)
1009. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XX between them; TR. RIC VIII 135; Depeyrot 6/3. Lustrous, a couple light marks on obverse. EF. ($2000) Lot includes an old Numismatic Fine Arts certificate of authenticity.
1010. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 337-340. Laurel and rosettediademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding trophy on spear and palm frond; TES. RIC VIII 13; Depeyrot 4/3. Some doubling on obverse, slight wave in flan. EF. ($1500) From the Jack A. Frazer Collection.
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