RIC VII, ARLES [after 155], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE

OBVERSE	IMPLICINIVSPFA[VG] [IMP LICINIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	SOLIIN-VI-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol advancing l., chlamys flying under l. arm, l. holding globe close to body and whip, raising r. C in left field, S in right field. TARL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. RIC lists for this issue only rev. with Sol stg. l. or r., holding up globe, no whip. However, Bruun in footnote 144 on p. 248 writes as follows: "Two coins in V. [Vienna], ordinary obv. 1 (B4) struck in off. T with Claritas imagery, but Sol rev. legend. The one SOLI INVICTO COMITI, 'Sol advancing l., holding globe turned outwards', the other 'Sol advancing l., holding globe turned inwards and whip'. Both known as Claritas types of R|S issues". Not listed in Ferrando. Coin should be listed after ARLES 155. See also: ARLES [after 155], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, OFFICINA T ARLES [after 155], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, OFFICINA Q ARLES [after 155], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE ARLES [after 155], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE ARLES [after 155], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE

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Weight 3.59 g; diameter 19.50 mm. From CGB Live auction Octobre 2022 (lot 760075).