RIC VI, LONDINIUM [before 96], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER

OBVERSE	FLVALCONSTANTINVSNOBC [FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	MARTIPATRIPROPVGNATORI [MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI]; Mars, helmeted, advancing r., r. holding transverse spear, l. shield. PLN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Maximian Herculius (p. 130). Published in Numismatic Circular 1993, p. 196. Listed in Cloke-Toone (5.03.012). Coin should be listed in RIC before LONDINIUM 96.

NOTES

Weight 5.85 g; diameter 24 mm. From Mauseus' collection. Other specimens: - from Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction 5 (lot 776, LC 12), May 2012; plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 6.84 g; diameter 24.82-26.11 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG auction 121 (lot 968) in October 2022 for USD 550; weight 6.38 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1991,0302.1); weight 5.41 g [click for picture]; - from Bridgend Hoard (p. 191, 210 and plate 35, no. 86); weight 6.48 g; diameter 23-23.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in October 2024 for GBP 127.10; now in Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 5.60 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture].