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 flat hat (Macedonian kausia?), head turned r., hands tied. 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 flat hat instead of a Phrygian cap and therefore the captive could be regarded as a representative of Macedonian 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

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g. From Antivm Numismatica E-Live auction 44 (lot 234), September 2025.