RIC VI, LONDINIUM 187, CONSTANTINE, BUST TYPE VARIETY [BAND]

OBVERSE	CO-NSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., helmet with band, cuir., r. holding spear forward, hield 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 187 (BM 1927,0616.131, 4.166 g; cited in RIC) except for band on helmet instead of laurel wreath. Listed in Cloke-Toone under a separate number (7.03.051) because of bust regarded as cuirassed and draped. Probably a matter of opinion. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. See also: LONDINIUM [after 155], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE F [VARIETY WITH BAND] LONDINIUM 177, 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 5.1 g; diameter 22-22.5 mm. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone.