RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 192], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [CC]
OBVERSE
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CO-NSTAN-TINVSAG [CONSTANTINVS AG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding spear forward, shield on l. arm [CC].
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REVERSE
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COMITI-AVGGNN [COMITI AVGG NN]; Sol stg. l., chlamys falling from l. shoulder, r. holding up globe, l. whip. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - CC. Not attested for obv. legend 1h (p. 136). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.03.060) but described as cuirassed and draped. For this bust type see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 192.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.78 g; diameter 22.5 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 564 (lot 669) in June 2024 for USD 600.
Other specimens:
- plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 4.32 g; diameter 22.65-22.81 mm [click for picture].
- from Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 2.90 g; diameter 22 mm; attribution uncertain, given after owner [click for picture].
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