RIC VI, LONDINIUM [before 6a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	FLVALCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen from a rare early issue of the reformed London mint. Often confused with LUGDUNUM 14a-21 or other unmarked issues from continental mints. Listed in Cloke-Toone (1.02.003). Should be listed in RIC before LONDINIUM 6a. See also: LONDINIUM [before 6a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE LONDINIUM [before 6a], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE LONDINIUM [before 6a], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

Weight 9.38 g; diameter 26 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2577) in March 2023 for CHF 45. Other specimens: - sold on CNG eAuction 516 (lot 554) in May 2022 for USD 250; weight 8.09 g; diameter 28.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in March 2017 for EUR 126; weight 10.01 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1907,1009.8); weight 10.50 g [click for picture]; - from Fyfield Hoard; cited after:Magny-Cours Hoard (p. 77, picture j) [click for picture].