RIC VI, ROMA [after 286], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]
OBVERSE
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IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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SOLIIN-V-ICTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys over l. shoulder and flying, r. raised, l. holding up globe. PR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Minted probably shortly after October 312. Coin should be listed after ROMA 286.
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NOTES
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Semissis (half-solidus; 2 scripula). Weight 2.34 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on Bank Leu auction 22 (lot 382) in May 1979 for CHF 20,000 (attributed to Arles); sold on Spink auction 1238 (lot 123) in April 2000 for GBP 4,600 (attributed to Arles); sold on CNG Triton VI (lot 1085) in January 2003 for USD 6,000 (attributed to Rome); sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 31 (lot 145) in October 2005 for CHF 7,000; sold on UBS Gold & Numismatics auction 75 (lot 1115) in January 2008 for CHF 27,000 (attributed to Arles); sold on Hermitage Fine Art auction NUMISMATICS (lot 108) in November 2019 for EUR 30,000 (attributed to Arles).
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