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                                69, Lot: 151. FAUSTA, wife of Constantine I. Æ 
                                Follis (19mm, 3.07 gm). Constantinople mint. 
                                Struck 326 AD. Estimate $100. Sold For $419 

                                FAUSTA, wife of Constantine I. Æ Follis (19mm, 
                                3.07 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 326 AD. 
                                Bare-headed and mantled bust right / Salus 
                                standing facing, head left, holding two infants 
                                in arms; A/CONS. RIC VII 12; LRBC 976. EF, black 
                                patina, light porosity on reverse. Very rare. 
                                Ex Classical Numismatic Group 35 (20 September 
                                1995), lot 993.
                                The coins of Fausta and Crispus from the mint of 
                                Constantinople are rare, since both were killed 
                                in late 326 AD, shortly after the mint began 
                                operation.






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From CNG e-Auction #69, closed 23 July, 2003, re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.