RIC VI, THESSALONICA [after 61b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSAVGVSTVS [CONSTANTINVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONSER-VATORIAVGG [IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG]; Jupiter stg. facing, head l., chlamys hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding Victory on globe, l. leaning on sceptre; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to l. •TS•B• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Probably minted in 313. For obv. legend cf. THESSALONICA 44c and 45 (p. 517). For m.m. cf. THESSALONICA 57-61b (p. 519) and RIC VII THESSALONICA 1-5 (p. 498-499). Note that so far two different rev. legend breaks are attested: E-R and R-V, which could make in RIC two separate entries (cf. TREVERI 802 and 807 or SISCIA 61 and SISCIA 62). Listed in Depeyrot (p. 111, no. 7/1) with rev. legend break R-V. Coin should be listed in RIC after THESSALONICA 61b or in RIC VII before THESSALONICA 1. See also: THESSALONICA [after 61b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.53 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 99 (lot 50) in May 2017 for CHF 31,000. Other specimens: - CNG auction 51 (lot 1451), September 1999; sold on Heritage Auctions auction New York 3097 (lot 30108) in January 2022 for USD 15,600; weight 5.40 g; diameter 21 mm; rev. legend break E-R [click for picture].