RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [before 135A], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED FOR RULER, BUST TYPE E5, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); head r. with rosette-diadem, looking upwards.
REVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; Victory advancing l., holding wreath, palm branch. C•A in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER, BUST TYPE E5. RIC lists this issue only for Constantine II [CONSTANTINOPLE 135A, in "Addenda and Corrigenda" (p. 719)], Constans [CONSTANTINOPLE 136] and Dalmatius [CONSTANTINOPLE 136A, in "Addenda and Corrigenda" (p. 719)]. Note that some coins of this type may show Constantine II. In that case it would be variant of RIC VIII CONSTANTINOPLE 15 or RIC VIII CONSTANTINOPLE 16, unlisted for short rev. legend. Emission 7 (336-337) in Ramskold - Constantinople silver. Coin should be listed in RIC before CONSTANTINOPLE 135A. See also: CONSTANTINOPLE [before 135A], CONSTANTINE I (?), UNLISTED FOR RULER, BUST TYPE E5, OFFICINA Δ

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Siliqua. Weight 3.01 g; diameter 20 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2795) in March 2023 for CHF 1,500. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2796) in March 2023 for CHF 360; sold on Berk Buy or Bid Sale 224 (lot 399) in September 2023 for USD 750; weight 2.77 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 117 (lot 1238) in November 2003 for EUR 900; weight 2.83 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5081) in July 2023 for CHF 850; weight 2.23 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].