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RIC VII, LONDON [before 137], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
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REVERSE
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PRINCIPIA-I-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS]; prince, helmeted, in military dress, stg. l., cloak spread, leaning on reversed vertical spear, hand resting on shield. Crescent in left field. PLN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED REVERSE. RIC lists similar type, but with prince stg. right, not left [LONDON 133-136] (p. 105). Listed in Cloke-Toone as a minor variant of (8.11.015). Should be listed in RIC before LONDON 137.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.10 g; diameter 19 mm. From Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction 6 (lot 1208), December 2012; sold on CNG eAuction 525 (lot 1405) in October 2022 for USD 400.
Other specimens:
- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 18187); plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 2.91 g; diameter 18.60 mm [click for picture].
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