RIC VI, ROMA [after 354], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS AVGGG], BUST TYPE D

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	VIRT-VS-A-VGGG [VIRTVS AVGGG]; emperor nimbate (2), with shield on l. arm, galloping r. over two fallen foemen, one with rectangular shield; striking them downwards with his spear. RP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Probably minted shortly after Constantine's victory over Maxentius. Known only for Maximinus and Constantine, but three "G" in AVGGG suggests all three Augusti, so Licinius' coin is also expected. Type attested by Ivan Meixner in 1959 ("Nepoznati follis Konstantina Velikog" [Unknown follis of Constantine the Great], Numizmatičke vijesti, vol. VI/13, 1959, p. 3-4). See also: Ivam Meixner, "Neki kovovi iz nalaza kod Stoca koje ne poznaje najnovija radnja Sutherlanda »Roman Imperial Coinage«, VI sv. 1967. godine" [Some coins from Stoca hoard which are unlisted in the latest Sutherland's work "Roman Imperial Coinage" vol. VI, 1967], Numizmatičke vijesti, vol. XVI/27, 1969, p. 16-18 and plate V. Note that emperor is probably nimbate. Coin should be listed in RIC after ROMA 354. See also: ROMA [after 354], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE, OBV. LEGEND 1a ROMA [after 354], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE J ROMA [after 354], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

Weight 3.32 g; diameter 24 mm. From the Nicola Tammaro Collection. Other specimens: - from Stoca hoard (Meixner's first paper quoted above, p. 3); weight 4.15 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].