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RIC VI, ROMA [before 339], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [C], OFFICINA T

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

SOLIINVI-C-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. r., head l., chlamys hanging behind, r. raised, l. holding globe across body. RT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - C. Not attested for obv. legend 1a (p. 389). But note that this specimen may be regarded as ROMA 340 (officina T not listed) with bust draped and cuirassed or even as ROMA 324 (see footnote 1 on p. 389).

See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. 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". See also: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 388-390. Coin should be listed after ROMA 339.

See also:
ROMA [before 339], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [C], OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 4.19 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2017 for EUR 57. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5207) in July 2023 for CHF 170.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski