Lot 140
Rome. Constantius I, as Caesar, 293-305 AD. Gold Aureus (5.38 g), Antioch mint, struck 293 AD. Laureate head of Constantius I right. Reverse: Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding club with his right hand and the apples of the Hesperides in his left; HERCVLI CONS CAES, SMAS* in exergue. Fr-783; RIC 8; Biaggi 1830; Calicó 4833; C. 145; Depeyrot 9/4. Sharp and brilliantly lustrous. A superb piece, in high relief, with a very dignified portrait of Constantius. Rare. NGC graded Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, lot 125.
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