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RIC VI, ROMA [after 374], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear [E].

REVERSE

SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys over l. shoulder, r. raised, l. holding globe close to body. Star in left field. RP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E. Not attested for obv. 1a and this type of rev. (p. 392). For bust type see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR.

General note from p. 349: "[...] this issue [...] is also the last of the period. [...] Soli Invicto Comiti was probably struck [...] mainly in Constantine's name, included rare varieties for Maximinus. [...] the coins are scarce. The issue, which was comparatively small, falls in the first half of 313".

See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 391-392. Coin should be listed after ROMA 374.

NOTES

Weight 3.78 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2006 for USD 33.87. Ex Lars Ramskold. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5274) in July 2023 for CHF 130.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski