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RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 38, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.

REVERSE

CONSTANTINI-ANADAFNE [CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE]; Victory std. l. on cippus, palm branch in each hand, looking r.; trophy in front, at the foot of which kneeling captive turning head, spurned by Victory. Є in left field. •CONS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to variety of CONSTANTINOPLE 38 with dot in m.m. but dot is placed before CONS. Possibly an engraver's error. The dot could be also a part of captive's foot. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 575 and CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 574-575.

NOTES

Weight 3.03 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in April 2017 for GBP 112. Ex Lars Ramskold. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5437) in July 2023 for CHF 130.

Other specimens:

- sold on N&N London online auction 13 (lot 666) in February 2023 for GBP 28; weight 2.80 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski