6-1779

RIC VI, ROMA 338a, CONSTANTINE, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. Listed in RIC with remark "Confirmation required" (see footnote 4 on p. 389).

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".

For bust type see: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. See also: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 388-390.

See also:
ROMA 338a, CONSTANTINE, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA P
ROMA 338a, CONSTANTINE, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA T

NOTES

Weight 4.55 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2017 for GBP 6.50.

Other specimens:

- from eBay, July 2020; weight 4.65 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski