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RIC VII, ROME [before 49], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMDN [SOLI INVICTO COM D N]; Sol rad. stg. l., raising r. hand, Victory on globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder. Star in left field, crescent in right field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ROME 49 except for INVICTO in rev. legend instead of shorter INVICT. Note also a clear big pellet near the star. Accidental? Both details could be regarded as an engraver's error. Coin should be listed before ROME 49.

NOTES

Weight 3.11 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2020 for GBP 0.99. Now in the Coeurderome Collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski