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RIC VI, ROMA 338a, CONSTANTINE, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA T

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. r., head l., chlamys over left shoulder and falling down, r. raised, l. holding up globe. RT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. Listed in RIC with remark "Confirmation required" (see footnote 4 on p. 389).

General note from p. 348-9: "[Also common] was Soli Invicto Comiti, in different versions, of which three are primary and often very common: produced from all four officinae [...] The whole issue, in which the four officinae seem to be fairly evenly used throughout, falls late in 312 and early 313".

For bust type see: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. See also: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 388-390.

See also:
ROMA 338a, CONSTANTINE, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA P
ROMA 338a, CONSTANTINE, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 5.75 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2017 for GBP 23.08.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in December 2017 for GBP 23; weight 4.75 g; diameter 23 mm; chlamys flying out [click for picture];

- sold on Savoca Numismatik 31st blue auction (lot 1397) in April 2020 for EUR 10; weight 4.07 g; diameter 24 mm; chlamys flying out [click for picture];

- from CGB E-shop (brm_488149), sold for EUR 70; Chitry Hoard (no. 638); weight 3.93 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Solidus Numismatik Chance-Auktion 24 (lot 2327) in January 2018 for EUR 45 [lot of 5 coins]; chlamys flying out [click for picture];

- from author's collection; weight 4.26 g; diameter 22.40-23.45 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in March 2018 for GBP 2.40; weight 3.60 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture];


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski