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RIC VII, AQUILEIA 3, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back.

REVERSE

SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe turned inwards in l., chlamys flying under l. arm. AQP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to AQUILEIA 3 except for Sol holding globe turned inwards instead of holding globe up. See footnote 3 on p. 392: "Dattari, pp. 488 ff., records [...] rev. with Sol holding globe 'con il braccio ripiegato' (probably 'close to body'. Of the latter rev. variety he records busts B4 and B5 as well, all off. P". Note, however, that it may be possible that only this variety exists.

NOTES

Weight 2.74 g; diameter 20 mm. From Nicola Tammaro's collection.

Other specimens:

- the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1995.11.958); weight 4.16 g; diameter 20.5 mm [click for picture];


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski