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RIC VI, LONDINIUM 284, CONSTANTINE, [CORRECTION]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

SOLIINVI-C-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. r., head l., chlamys draped over l. shoulder and hanging behind, r. raised, l. holding up globe. Star in left field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. RIC describes rev. as follows: "Sol. stg l. (or facing head l.), chlamys draped over l. shoulder". Should be: "Sol stg. r., head l., chlamys draped over l. shoulder and hanging behind". See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 140. Note, however, that also very rare variety exists with Sol standing left in chlamys draped over l. shoulder and hanging behind.

Listed in Huvelin (no. 198-198b). Listed in Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard (p. 86, no. 3688). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.14.003) as corrected LONDINIUM 284.

See also:
LONDINIUM [after 284], CONSTANTINE, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 4.50 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2008 for USD 133.50.

Other specimens (listing is limited to 25 examples due to the commonness of this type):

- from VCoins (Lodge Antiquities; weight 4.40 g; diameter 23.58 mm [click for picture];

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.46; weight 3.16 g (sic!) [click for picture];

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.45); weight 4.39 g; rev. legend break V-IC-T [click for picture];

- sold on Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction in December 2013 for EUR 29; weight 5.21 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 359 (lot 367) in September 2015 for USD 45; weight 4.05 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from Roma Numismatics eSale 35 (lot 1493), May 2017; weight 4.22 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture];

- from CGB E-shop (brm_467091); Chitry Hoard (no. 216); weight 4.43 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from CGB E-shop (brm_467093); Chitry Hoard (no. 217); weight 4.08 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from eBay, September 2017; weight 4.27 g; diameter 22.24 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in August 2018 for GBP 14.27; weight 3.95 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture];

- from Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard (plate XXVI, no. 3688) [click for picture];

- from Huvelin (plate 15, no. 198a); Sarzeau hoard, no. 3690 [click for picture];

- from Huvelin (plate 15, no. 198b); Boursies hoard, no. 289; rev. legend break V-I-C [click for picture];

- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; rev. legend break V-I-C [click for picture];

- from Lee Toone's collection [click for picture];

- from TETRARCHY.COM; weight 4.35 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1927,0616.183); weight 4.438 g [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 516 (lot 648) in May 2022 for USD 450 [lot of 16 coins] [click for picture];

- from Beast Coins; weight 5.46 g; diameter 21-22 mm; rev. legend break V-I-C [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in April 2010 for USD 64.99 [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in May 2010 for USD 8.86; sold again on eBay in June 2010 for USD 38.25; weight 3.90 g; diameter 22.66 mm; rev. legend break V-I-C [click for picture];

- from Mariusz Graczyk's collection; weight 4.24 g; diameter 21-22 mm [click for picture];

- from Mariusz Graczyk's collection; weight 3.99 g; diameter 20-24 mm; rev. legend break V-I-C [click for picture];

- from Beast Coins; weight 4.57 g; diameter 22-23 mm [click for picture];

- from: William Sharp Ogden, "A find of Roman bronze coins on the Little Orme's Head, North Wales", British Numismatic Journal 1906, p. 44 and plate II, no. 41; weight 4.02 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski