RIC VI, TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI CONSERVATORI], BUST TYPE C

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	MARTICONSERVATORI [MARTI CONSERVATORI]; Bust of Mars r., helmeted and cuirassed.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists similar unmarked issue only for Treveri [TREVERI 877-885] (p. 227). See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 227. Note that distinction between coins of this type minted in Ticinum and Aquileia is based on style and could be disputable. Should be listed in RIC before TICINUM 115. See also: TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI CONSERVATORI], BUST TYPE B TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI CONSERVATORI], BUST TYPE D

NOTES

From Brent Upchurch's collection. Other specimens: - sold on CNG auction 84 (lot 1510) in May 2010 for USD 450; now in the Robert Bernobich Collection; weight 4.46 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 403 (lot 621) in August 2017 for USD 75; weight 4.34 g; diameter 21.5 mm [click for picture]; - from the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor; weight 4.40 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 16th blue auction (lot 1712) in February 2019 for EUR 20; weight 3.62 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture]; - from: Pierre Bastien, "Folles sans marque émis par Constantin en Italie", Schweizer Münzblatter 93, February 1974, no. 2b; weight 3.86 g [click for picture]; - from: Pierre Bastien, "Folles sans marque émis par Constantin en Italie", Schweizer Münzblatter 93, February 1974, no. 2d; weight 4.55 g [click for picture]; - from: Pierre Bastien, "Folles sans marque émis par Constantin en Italie", Schweizer Münzblatter 93, February 1974, no. 2a; weight 3.90 g [click for picture]; - from the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Nikko; may be regarded as an ancient imitation [click for picture]; - from eBay; may be regarded as an ancient imitation [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Genio popvli romani].