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RIC VI, AQUILEIA [after 117], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur., with drapery on l. shoulder.
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REVERSE
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CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated facing, head l. in hexastyle temple, r. holding Victory on globe, l. sceptre; shield by side; knobs as acroteria; wreath in pediment. AQΓ in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Specimen similar to AQUILEIA 117 except for trace of drapery on l. shoulder. Variety not attested in RIC. Not listed in Paolucci & Zub. Not listed in Drost (according to his typology, it is bust type O*2). Should be listed in RIC after AQUILEIA 117.
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NOTES
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Weight 6.29 g; diameter 23.5 mm. Sold on Naville Numismatics auction 10 (lot 231) in October 2014 for GBP 250; sold on Gorny & Mosch
auction 233 (lot 2626) in October 2015 for EUR 350.
Other specimens:
- sold on Tauler & Fau auction 164 (lot 3505) in November 2025 for EUR 150; weight 5.01 g [click for picture];
- sold on Aureo & Calico auction 436 (lot 159) in September 2024 for EUR 75; weight 7.09 g [click for picture];
- sold on Busso E-auction 420 (lot 6145) in November 2017 for EUR 95; weight 5.81 g [click for picture].
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