7-681

RIC VII, ROME [after 26], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

MARTICON-SERVATORI [MARTI CONSERVATORI]; Mars, helmeted, in military dress, stg. r., reversed spear in r. hand, l. on shield set on ground. R in left field, F in right field. R*P in exergue (officina letter uncertain).

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. Coin similar to ROME 25 (ANS, 1944.100.6127, 3.11 g, 20.5 mm) except for Mars stg. r instead of l. Coin should be listed after ROME 26.

See also:
ROME 25, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.10 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2018 for GBP 8.

Other specimens:

- sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4627) in December 2023 for CHF 260; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 3.47 g; diameter 21 mm; rev. legend break O-N [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in August 2017 for EUR 153.50; weight 3.41 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in May 2021 for USD 73.55; weight 3.30 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski