7-021

RIC VII, TICINUM [after 96], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]

  

OBVERSE

IM-PCONSTANTINV-SPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear and shield on l. arm, holding horse by bridle with r. hand [G13 l.].

REVERSE

SECVRITASR-EIPVBLICAE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Securitas stg. facing, looking r., l. elbow on column, r. hand on head, legs crossed. SMT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Most similar coins listed in RIC: TRIER 184 [medallion, struck for Crispus]; TRIER 246 [solidus, struck for Constantine I]; TRIER 247 [solidus, struck for Crispus]; TRIER 248 [solidus, struck for Constantine II]; TRIER 502 [solidus, struck for Constantine I]; TRIER 577 [solidus, struck for Constantine I]. Coin should be listed after TICINUM 96 or after TICINUM 177.

NOTES

AV medallion of 4 ½ solidi. Weight 19.90 g. Coin sold on Rauch auction 75 (lot 873) in May 2005 for EUR 110,000.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski