RIC VII, ROME 52, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SOLIIN-VI-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder and flying out, captive to l. at his feet wearing high hat (Armenian tiara?) and looking ahead, hands lying freely. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. The captive is described in RIC as wearing a Phrygian cap and there are two main varieties of his position: a) with head turned r., hands tied or sometimes with hands not tied and one hand raised; b) with bowed head, hands tied or sometimes with hands not tied and one hand raised. Note also that sometimes Sol's chlamys is undoubtedly flying which could be regarded as a minor wariety. The main variety is the high hat instead of a Phrygian cap and therefore the captive could be regarded as a representative of Armenian elite or even king. See also footnote 51 on p. 302: "For reverse varieties, cf. Fischer, 'Verschiedenheiten der Stempel der ro Verschiedenheiten der Stempel der römischen Kaisermünzen des Constantin I', Mitt. des Clubs der Münz- und Medaillenfreunde, 1892, pp. 244 ff., and Appendix, pp. 347 f. below". See also: ROME 52, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY ROME 52, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

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Weight 3.25 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2012 for EUR 712. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4662) in December 2023 for CHF 1,900; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 21 (lot 490) in May 2026 for CHF 16,000.