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RIC VI, TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [SOLI INVICTO COMITI], BUST CUIR.

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

SOLIINVICTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; bust of Sol r., radiate, draped and cuirassed, seen from rear.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists similar unmarked issue only for Treveri [TREVERI 886-895] (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. Coin should be listed before TICINUM 115.

See also:
TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [SOLI INVICTO COMITI], BUST SEEN FROM REAR
AQUILEIA [before 130], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]

NOTES

Weight 4.65 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 210 (lot 291) in May 2009 for USD 115.

Other specimens:

- from CNG auction 46 (lot 1441), June 1998; weight 3.54 g [click for picture];

- from: Pierre Bastien, "Folles sans marque émis par Constantin en Italie", Schweizer Münzblatter 93, February 1974, no. 4; weight 4.88 g [click for picture];

- from the Nicola Tammaro Collection; weight 2.93 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- from Jacquier auction 50 (lot 525), September 2022; weight 4.27 g [click for picture];

- sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 3 (lot 1062) in February 2018 for CHF 140; sold on Jacquier auction 44 (lot 408) in September 2018 for EUR 380; weight 4.08 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- sold on V.L. Nummus E-live auction 11 (lot 257) in March 2019 for EUR 92; weight 3.77 g; diameter 23.5 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Savoca Numismatik online silver auction 187 (lot 371) in December 2023 for EUR 110; weight 4.92 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture];

- from Adriaan van Es' collection; weight 3.92 g; diameter 21-23 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 43 (lot 565) in September 2018 for GBP 70; weight 4.06 g; diameter 20.5 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Numismad auction 9 (lot 1496) in September 2023 for EUR 46; now in Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 3.76 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from CGB Monnaies 61 (lot 252), June 2014; weight 3.96 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture];

- from the J.G. Kiss Collection; weight 3.87 g; diameter 20-22.5 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in March 2009 for USD 14.50; weight 3.85 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski