6-099

RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 170c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA ΔI

  

OBVERSE

IMPCFLVALCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules (Farnese) stg. r., leaning on lion's skin on club. ΔI in left field. ANT* in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - ΔI. RIC lists for this type only officina Z (p. 644). General note from p. 611: "[...] only officinae A-AI and DI are evidenced, but it is probable that fifteen or fourteen were at work. The sole type is Herculi Victori, very rare for Licinius and Constantine, and scarce for Maximinus. Date, 313". Note that there is an error in RIC: officina mark is always in left field. See: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 644.

See also:
ANTIOCHIA 170c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA A
ANTIOCHIA 170c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς
ANTIOCHIA 170c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA H
ANTIOCHIA 170c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA I

NOTES

Weight 5.42 g; diameter 21 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_289672).

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in November 2005 for USD 50 [click for picture];

- sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 95 (off. letter uncertain; could be I, also not attested in RIC); weight 4.10 g; diameter 20-21 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski