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RIC VII, LONDON [after 4], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

PRINCIPIIV-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Emperor in military dress, stg. r., holding transverse spear and globe, cloak spread. S in left field, F in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested for this m.m. Listed in Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard (p. 95, no. 1803). Listed in Cloke-Toone (8.02.010). Should be listed in RIC after LONDON 4.

NOTES

Weight 3.8 g. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.56).

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in September 2014 for EUR 83; sold on eBay in April 2016 for USD 87; sold on eBay in January 2022 for GBP 133; weight 3.42 g; diameter 20.02-20.15 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in February 2015 for EUR 64; weight 3.60 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- from the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Nikko; weight 3.0 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- from the collection of Thierry Carion; weight 3.10 g; diameter 20.7 mm [click for picture];

- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by laney; weight 3.15 g; diameter 20.5 mm [click for picture];

- from CNG eAuction 526 (lot 694), November 2022; weight 2.81 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture];

- from Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard (plate XXX, no. 1803) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski