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RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 226], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [CC] AND REVERSE VARIETY
  
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OBVERSE
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CO-NSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding spear forward, shield on l. arm [CC].
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REVERSE
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PRINCIPII-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. facing, head l., cloak hanging behind, 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 [CC] AND REVERSE VARIETY. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 1d (p. 137). For this bust type see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. But note also that prince's cloak is hanging behind, not from l. shoulder only. Listed in Huvelin (no. 130b). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.07.016). Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 226.
See also:
LONDINIUM [after 226], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [CC]
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NOTES
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Weight 4.35 g; diameter 22.5 mm. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. Sold on CNG aucton 85 (lot 1206) in September 2010 for USD 525; sold on CNG eAuction 564 (lot 675) in June 2024 for USD 375.
Other specimens:
- from Baldwins Winter 2013-14 Fixed Price List (lot AR086); probably (7.07.016); weight 5.01 g; obv. legend break O-N; rev. legend break I-V [click for picture];
- from Huvelin (plate 12, no. 130b); Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, no. 9145; obv. legend break C-O; rev. legend break V-V; note that prince is holding globe close to body [click for picture].
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