RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [after 79], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI CONS CAES]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-[CO]NSCAES [HERCVLI CONS CAES]; Hercules stg. r., head l., r. leaning on club, l. holding up apples and lion's skin. Crescent SMA [reversed sigma] star in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested for Constantine but cf. ANTIOCHIA 67 (NAC 59, lot 1159, 5.33 g) minted for Severus. Not listed in Depeyrot. Should be listed in RIC after ANTIOCHIA 79. See also: ANTIOCHIA [after 101], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI CONS CAES]

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.31 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Myntkompaniet auction 20 (lot 457) in May 2021 for SEK 39,000; sold on Heritage Auctions auction 3099 (lot 31362), in May 2022 for USD 3,000. Other specimens: - from eBay, February 2020; weight 5.29 g [click for picture].