RIC VII, LONDON [after 105], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1c]
OBVERSE
|
CONSTANTINVSPAVG [CONSTANTINVS P AVG] [1c]; bust r., laur., cuir.
|
REVERSE
|
PRINCIPIAI-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS]; prince, helmeted, in military dress, stg. r., cloak spread, leaning on reversed vertical spear, hand resting on shield. S in left field, P in right field. PLN in exergue.
|
NOT IN RIC
|
UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 1c. Not attested for this type of rev. (p. 103). Note that RIC gives in error rev. legend PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS. Should be PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS (cf. LONDON 132-136). Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 45, no. 24). Listed in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 (8.09.010.5). Should be listed in RIC after LONDON 105.
|
NOTES
|
Weight 3.20 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Gärtner auction 32 (lot 34650) in October 2015 for EUR 160.
Other specimens:
- from Collezione Sabetta (plate 1, no. 24); weight 2.93 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break A-I [click for picture].
|
|