RIC VII, ANTIOCH [after 83], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONSTANTINVS AVG]
OBVERSE
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ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); head r. with plain diadem, looking upwards.
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REVERSE
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CONSTANT-INVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; Victory advancing l., holding trophy and palm branch. SMAN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Reverse similar to ANTIOCH 83 (solidus, p. 692), but no silver is attested for that period. Coin should be listed after ANTIOCH 83.
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NOTES
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Siliqua. Weight 2.98 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 100 (lot 642) in May 2017 for CHF 5,500; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 131 (lot 150) in May 2022 for CHF 12,000.
Other specimens:
- sold on Bertolami Fine Art auction 279 (lot 469) in March 2024 for EUR 1,100; weight 3.16 g; diameter 20.8 mm [click for picture];
- sold on Spink sale 4018 (lot 257) in October 2004 for GBP 600 [click for picture].
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