RIC VII, LYONS [after 17], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G2 l.]

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear across r. shoulder [G2 l.].
REVERSE	SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., raising r. hand, chlamys across l. shoulder, holding globe. T in left field, F in right field. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G2 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1b (p. 123). Listed in Bastien Lyon - supplément I (p. 47, no. 550α). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 17.

NOTES

Weight 2.47 g; diameter 21.5 mm. Coin sold on CGB Monnaies 27 (lot 392) in October 2006 for EUR 300. Other specimens: - from Bastien Lyon - supplément I (plate IX, no. 550α); weight 2.80 g [click for picture]; - from the collection of Guy Braun [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in August 2010 for USD 76; weight 3.17 g; Collection Claude Pisana no. 479 [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier].