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RIC VI, LONDINIUM [before 193], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1d] AND BUST TYPE [CC]

  

OBVERSE

C-ONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG] [1d]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding spear forward, shield on l. arm [CC].

REVERSE

COMIT-I-AVGGNN [COMITI AVGG NN]; Sol stg. l., chlamys falling from l. shoulder and hanging behind, r. raised, l. holding globe. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1d] AND BUST TYPE - CC. RIC lists for this type only obv. legend 1g and bust type BB. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 136. Listed in Huvelin (no. 70). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.03.063). Should be listed before LONDINIUM 193.

NOTES

Weight 5.41 g. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.17).

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in October 2024 for GBP 139.77; picture from Richard Demarco of Carpe Diem Numismatics; weight 3.65 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in July 2015 for EUR 50 [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski