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

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., seen from rear.
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 the attribution may be disputable as the distinction between Ticinum and Aquileia is not unambiguous. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. Coin should be listed before TICINUM 115. See also: TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI CONSERVATORI], BUST TYPE C TICINUM [before 115], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI CONSERVATORI], BUST TYPE D

NOTES

Weight 4.98 g; diameter 22 mm. From Roma Numismatics, sold for GBP 175. Other specimens: - from: Pierre Bastien, "Folles sans marque émis par Constantin en Italie", Schweizer Münzblatter 93, February 1974, no. 1; weight 4.51 g [click for picture]; - sold on NBS Auctions web auction 24 (lot 15) in March 2024 for EUR 12; now in Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 3.90 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture].