|
RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 268], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1f], BUST H
  
|
OBVERSE
|
CONSTANTINVSAV-G [CONSTANTINVS AVG] [1f]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.
|
|
REVERSE
|
PRINCIPII-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. facing, head r., in military dress, cloak hanging behind, r. holding transverse spear, l. globe. Star in left field. PLN in exergue.
|
|
NOT IN RIC
|
UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 1f. Not attested for this reverse type (p. 139). Bust similar to type BB from Group III, (iv), p. 134). Listed in Huvelin (no. 186-186a; different rev. legend breaks). Listed in Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard (p. 85, no. 3665). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.11.014). Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 268.
|
|
NOTES
|
Weight 4.16 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on The New York Sale XIV (lot 430) in January 2007 for USD 625.
Other specimens:
- sold on CNG eAuction 319 (lot 553) in January 2014 for USD 170; sold on CNG eAuction 526 (lot 690) in November 2022 for USD 275; plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 5.05 g; diameter 22.5 mm; obv. legend break A-V; rev. legend break V-V [click for picture];
- from Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard (plate XXV, no. 3665) [click for picture];
- from Huvelin (plate 14, no. 186a); Münzen und Medaillen auction in 1980, lot 538; rev. legend break V-V [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in July 2015 for USD 61; picture from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Noviomagus; weight 4.52 g; diameter 23-24 mm; rev. legend break V-V [click for picture].
|
|
