RIC VI, THESSALONICA 32b, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVS•FIL•AVGG [CONSTANTINVS FIL AVGG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOCA-ESARIS [GENIO CAESARIS]; Genius stg. l., modius on head (sometimes also radiate), naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. Star in left field, ς in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - ς. Only officina Δ is attested in RIC (p. 514). However, officina ς is attested for Maximinus [THESSALONICA 32a].

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Weight 6.39 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on VAuctions sale 326 [= Triskeles auction 21] (lot 607) in September 2017 for USD 135. Other specimens: - from Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 6.10 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Sol Numismatik auction XXIII from Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 6.10 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - from VCoins (Civitas Galleries); weight 6.13 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2016 for EUR 34.02; now in Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 6.40 g; diameter 24.3-25.7 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2007 for USD 45.55; now in Brent Upchurch's collection; weight 6.07 g [click for picture].