RIC VII, ARLES [before 40], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B3], OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back [B3].
REVERSE	SOLIINV-I-[CT]OCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., globe in l. hand, chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand. Q[AR]L in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B3. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this variety of rev. (p. 237). Not listed in Ferrando. Listed in Bastien-Huvelin (p. 82, no. 978). Should be listed in RIC before ARLES 40. See also: ARLES [before 40], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B3], OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 3.20 g; diameter 21 mm. From the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1984.146.1591). Shown in Bastien-Huvelin (plate XIII, no. 978). Other specimens: - sold on eBay in April 2020 for GBP 13.13 [lot of 2 coins]; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of elagabale2000; weight 3.29 g [click for picture]; - Sully Hoard II (B); from the collection of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales (no. 2009.24H/5836); weight 4.23 g [click for picture].