RIC VII, LYONS [after 58], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G11 var.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., holding horse by bridle [G11 var.].
REVERSE	SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. A in left field, S in right field. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Bust type similar to G11 except for absence of spear. Note that Constantine may hold something (pugio?) in l. hand. Listed in Bastien Lyon - supplément II (p. 136, no. 608β). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 58.

NOTES

From Brent Upchurch's collection. Other specimens: - from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXVII, no. 608β) [click for picture].