RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 223], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., in mantle.
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REVERSE
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PRINCIPIIV-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. facing, head l., cloak hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding globe, l. reversed spear. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for this issue. Similar to bust type R, but without eagle-tipped sceptre. Incorrectly listed in RIC as cuirassed (see LONDINIUM 223 [CONFIRMATION]. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. Listed as cuirassed and draped in Huvelin (no. 124; p. 43: "buste lauré, cuirassé, drapé, à gauche"). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.07.009). Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 223.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.77 g. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. B.116).
Other specimens:
- from Huvelin (plate 12, no. 124); Boursies Hoard no. 307 [click for picture].
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