RIC VII, ALEXANDRIA [before 1], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED FOR RULER

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICON-SERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys spread, holding Victory on globe in r. hand and leaning on sceptre; at feet, to l., eagle. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Licinius [ALEXANDRIA 1] (p. 702). Note that RIC VII ALEXANDRIA 1 = RIC VI ALEXANDRIA 131A (BM 1896,0608.95, 5.39 g). Listed in Depeyrot (p. 150, no. 13/1). Coin should be listed before ALEXANDRIA 1.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.76 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica 24 (lot 274) in December 2002 for CHF 10,000; sold on Numismatica Genevensis auction 4 (lot 266) in December 2006 for CHF 14,000; sold on Hermitage Fine Art auction NUMISMATICS (lot 104) in November 2019 for EUR 20,000; sold on Gadoury Monaco 2021 (lot 162) in October 2021 for EUR 24,000. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 154 (lot 1493) in May 2025 for CHF 70,000; weight 5.22 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].