7-1952

RIC VII, ROME [before 46], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B3]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back [B3].

REVERSE

SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITIDN [SOLI INVICTO COMITI D N]; Sol rad. stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder. Star in left field, crescent in right field. RT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B3. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this rev. type (p. 301). Coin should be listed before ROME 46.

NOTES

Weight 3.45 g; diameter 20 mm. From the Nicola Tammaro Collection.

Other specimens:

- sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4651) in December 2023 for CHF 50; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 3.02 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend breaks I-C-T [click for picture];

- from Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 3.25 g; diameter 18 mm; rev. legend breaks I-C-T [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski