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). 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.