6-1703

RIC VI, ROMA 316, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

IMPCCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., seen from rear.

REVERSE

SOLIIN-VI-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys over l. shoulder and flying out, r. raised, l. holding up globe. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. RIC lists only officina T (p. 388). But note that it could be bust type F (draped and cuirassed), i.e. ROMA 319 (officina S attested). See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. General note from p. 348-9: "[Also common] was Soli Invicto Comiti, in different versions, of which three are primary and often very common: produced from all four officinae [...] The whole issue, in which the four officinae seem to be fairly evenly used throughout, falls late in 312 and early 313". See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 388-390.

NOTES

Weight 3.50 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2017 for GBP 11.50.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski