7-4036

RIC VII, HERACLEA [before 51], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [B5] [FORGERY]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].

REVERSE

IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, holding sceptre with eagle on top, Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle with wreath to l.; captive to r. on ground. X over II[half] in right field. SMHA in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE - B5. Rev. similar to HERACLEA 51 (off. A not attested for Constantine I). Obv. legend and bust type not listed for this issue, but note that in fact this coin is a modern forgery.

See also:
HERACLEA [before 51], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [B1] [FORGERY] (the same rev. die)
HERACLEA [before 51], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [E5] [FORGERY] (the same rev. die)
SISCIA [after 188] CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] (helmeted soldier) [FORGERY] (the same obv. die)

NOTES

Weight 3.0 g; diameter 21.5 mm. Sold on Aphrodite Art Coins auction 25 (lot 547) in July 2024 for EUR 8.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski