RIC VI, LONDINIUM 177, CONSTANTINE, BUST TYPE VARIETY [BAND]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSPAV-G [CONSTANTINVS P AVG]; bust l., helmet with band, cuir., sceptre over l. shoulder, shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	COMITI-AVGGNN [COMITI AVGG NN]; Sol stg. l., chlamys falling from l. shoulder, r. holding up globe, l. whip. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 177 except for band on helmet instead of laurel wreath. Note also sceptre over l. shoulder instead of spear. Listed in Cloke-Toone as a minor variant together with LONDINIUM 177 (7.03.036). See also: LONDINIUM [after 155], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE F [VARIETY WITH BAND] LONDINIUM 187, CONSTANTINE, BUST TYPE VARIETY [BAND] LONDINIUM 203, CONSTANTINE, BUST TYPE VARIETY [BAND] LONDINIUM [after 258], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H] [VARIETY WITH BAND] LONDINIUM [after 265], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [BAND]

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Weight 4.55 g; diameter 21.4-23.3 mm. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. Ex Lee Toone. Sold on Spink auction 15006 (lot 87) in September 2015 for GBP 320. Other specimens: - from CGB E-shop (brm_466581), sold for EUR 70; Chitry Hoard (no. 140); weight 4.59 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture].