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RIC VII, SISCIA 49, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA B

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTAN-TINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., high-crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder.

REVERSE

VICTORIAELAETAEPRINCPERP [VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP]; two Victories stg. facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar of varying design. BSIS* in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - B. RIC lists for this type officina A only [rarity R5] (p. 431). Listed in Bikić-Do Hoard (Siscia no. 43-50; 2 specimens).

See also:
SISCIA 49, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ
SISCIA 49, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ
SISCIA 49, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 3.27 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2015 for USD 26; sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 55.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in March 2017 for EUR 35.50; weight 3.60 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 18 (lot 3365) in December 2021 for CHF 50; weight 3.0 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Allegro in February 2006 for USD 20; diameter 21.4 mm [click for picture];

- from author's collection; weight 2.79 g; diameter 17.80-18.20 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture];

- from eBay, August 2010; weight 3.27 g; diameter 18.5 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in February 2008 for USD 13.16; weight 3.2 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in August 2011 for USD 16.47; weight 3.005 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture];

- from eBay, July 2014; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture];

- from CGB E-shop (brm_609424), sold for EUR 75; weight 2.84 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 32731); weight 2.95 g [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 1107); obv. legend break T-I [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in June 2007 for USD 26.78; weight 2.8 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski