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RIC VI, LONDINIUM 280, CONSTANTINE, BUST TYPE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr.

REVERSE

SOLIINV-IC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys draped over l. shoulder, r. raised, l. holding up globe. Star in left field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 280 except for no traces of cuirass, e.g. pteruges (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134). However, it is possible that bust was engraved in this manner unintentionally and should be described as draped and cuirassed. Not listed in Cloke-Toone.

NOTES

Weight 3.28 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on VAuctions auction 254 (lot 101) in October 2010 for USD 46.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski