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RIC VII, ANTIOCH [after 85], CONSTANTINOPOLIS, UNLISTED FOR TYPE

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.

REVERSE

Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear in r. hand and resting l. on shield. SMANTI in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR TYPE. RIC lists issue with m.m. pattern SMANTA only for Constantine I (p. 693). Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 229, no. 62). Coin should be listed after ANTIOCH 85.

NOTES

Weight 2.61 g. Coin sold on Grün auction 62 (lot 285) in November 2013 for EUR 50.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in March 2014 for GBP 38; weight 2.73 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Pecunem (Gitbud & Naumann) 36 (lot 785) in October 2015 for EUR 40; weight 2.37 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from Collezione Sabetta (plate 62, no. 62); weight 2.28 g; diameter 17.6 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in March 2016 for GBP 26 [click for picture];

- from the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor; weight 2.40 g; diameter 18-19 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in July 2018 for EUR 38.53; weight 2.06 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture];

- from Agora Auctions sale 105 (lot 209), April 2022; weight 2.38 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski