7-355

RIC VII, THESSALONICA 66, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

   

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

VIRT-EXERC [VIRT EXERC]; plan of Roman camp, Sol stg. in the middle, raising r. hand, holding globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder. •TS•A• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists for this rare type only officinae Γ and Δ (p. 507). The attribution is highly uncertain: officina letter could be distorted Γ or Δ. Noet, however, that even worn delta probably would be wider (see example of THESSALONICA 66, OFFICINA Δ (3.89 g).

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2007 for USD 307.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski