RIC VII, ARLES 66, CONSTANTINE I, [CORRECTION]
OBVERSE
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IMPCONSTANTINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur., wearing trabea, sceptre in l. hand, Victory on globe in r. hand.
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REVERSE
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SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. r., looking l., chlamys across l. shoulder, globe in l. hand, raising r. S in left field, F in right field. TARL in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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[CORRECTION]. RIC lists unique specimen from Vienna and marks bust as I1 l. Actually, the bust is rather a variety of bust I2 l. (trabea instead of drapery). For varieties of bust types I1 and I2 see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89-90. Not listed in Ferrando.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.54 g; diameter 16.7-20 mm. From the Münzkabinett of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Collection (object no. RÖ 60897).
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in August 2013 for USD 35; now in Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 2.70 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture].
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