6-905

RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 134], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [O]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir. [O].

REVERSE

ADVEN-TVSAVG [ADVENTVS AVG]; prince riding l., r. raised, l. holding up spear, on horse pawing seated captive to l. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - O. Not attested for obv. legend 1d (p. 134). Listed in Huvelin (no. 3). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.01.005). Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 134.

NOTES

Weight 4.45 g; diameter 22.5 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_247308), sold for EUR 280.

Other specimens:

- from Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction 5 (lot 776, LC 32), May 2012; sold on CNG Feature Sale 120 (lot 936) in May 2022 for USD 950; plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 3.80 g; diameter 22.67-23.11 mm [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction (lot 456) in August 2018 for USD 525; weight 4.22 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture];

- from Huvelin (plate 6, no. 3); Boursies hoard, no. 324; weight 3.90 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski