RIC VII, TRIER [after 24], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	RESTITVTO-R-ILI-BE-RTATIS [RESTITVTORI LIBERTATIS]; Roma std r. on facing, high-backed throne, in l. hand sceptre, presenting globe to Emperor stg. l. in military dress, holding short sceptre; shield by throne. PTR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Coin similar to TRIER 23 (Rollin et Feuardent 1898, lot 2104; cited in RIC), TRIER 24 (BM 1863,0829.1, 4.54 g; cited in RIC) and TRIER 25 (Hess 1956, lot 422, 4.49 g; cited in RIC) except for rev. legend breaks: O-R-ILI-BE-R instead of unbroken rev. legend [TRIER 23], R-ILI-B [TRIER 24] or R-I-LI-B [TRIER 25]. According to RIC, different rev. legend break makes for this type a separate entry. Coin should be listed after TRIER 24.

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Solidus. Weight 4.45 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on CNG Triton XVIII (lot 1241) in January 2015 for USD 27,500; sold on Roma Numismatics auction XX (lot 688) in October 2020 for GBP 16,000; sold on Roma Numismatics auction XXIII (lot 1080) in March 2022 for GBP 36,000.