RIC VII, AQUILEIA 5, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, holding globe turned inwards at hip-level, chlamys falling down. AQP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to AQUILEIA 5 except for Sol is holding globe turned inwards (or at hip-level) instead of holding globe up. Also chlamys is falling down instead of flying. See also: AQUILEIA 5, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY AQUILEIA 5, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.09 g; diameter 20 mm. Sold on Savoca Numismatik auction 224 (lot 566) in July 2024 for EUR 48. Other specimens: - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 86 (lot 1455) in July 2021 for GBP 65 (globe turned inwards); weight 3.82 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 16. Teil: Constantinische Zeit (I)", Money Trend 2011, no. 6, p. 196, no. 31 (globe turned inwards); weight 3.08 g; diameter 20.0-20.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in August 2021 for CAD 119.50 [lot of 4 coins] [click for picture]; - from the collection of Laurent Diot (globe at hip-level); weight 3.60 g; diameter 19-20 mm [click for picture].