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RIC VI, LONDINIUM 281, CONSTANTINE, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSPAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 281 except for absence of star in left field. Apparently an engraver's error or clogged die. Listed in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 (8.01.008) as a minor variety of LONDINIUM 281. See also LONDINIUM 282, CONSTANTINE, ENGRAVER'S ERROR, probably from the same reverse die.

NOTES

Weight 3.89 g; diameter 21.5 mm. From Dezegue Hoard. Ex Tony Laverack. Ex Paul DiMarzio. Sold on CNG eAuction 525 (lot 1399) in October 2022 for USD 110.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski