RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [after 63], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; head r., rosette-diadem, drapery on l. arm.
REVERSE	SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI [S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI]; Victory stg. l., r. holding wreath, l. palm. CONSA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Bust type and rev. not attested in RIC VII. One of the last coins with SPQR (Senatus PopulusQue Romanus - [In the name of] the Senate and the people of Rome). Probably minted c. 333. Should be listed after CONSTANTINOPLE 63. See also: CONSTANTINOPLE [after 63], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [SPQR OPTIMO CAESARI]

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Weight 3.07 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 49 (lot 726) in January 2017 for EUR 3,500. Ex Lars Ramskold. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5454) in July 2023 for CHF 4,400. Now in Victor Clark's collection.