RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 219], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [Z]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSPA-VG [CONSTANTINVS P AVG]; bust l., helm., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [Z].
REVERSE	PRINCIPIIV-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. facing, head l., in military dress, holding standard in each hand. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - Z. Not attested for obv. legend 1e (p. 137). For this bust type see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. Listed in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 (7.06.012.5). Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 219.

NOTES

Weight 4.88 g; diameter 22 mm. Sold on London Coin Galleries auction 4, session 1 (lot 104) in June 2017 for GBP 170. Other specimens: - sold on Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag auction 27 (lot 99) in November 2017 for EUR 120 [lot of 3 coins]; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 8, part 2 (lot 1489) in June 2019 for CHF 110; weight 4.06 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2104 for EUR 64; now in Phil Edmonds' collection; weight 4.40 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier]; - sold on eBay in April 2015 for GBP 34; now in Steve Thomas' collection; picture from Cloke-Toone Supplement 1; weight 4.80 g; diameter 23.5 mm [click for picture].