RIC VII, ROME [after 58], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol rad., stg. l. in long robe, cloak flying under l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. RP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. Not attested for Rome and RIC VII. Significantly different from ROME 57 with Sol stg. l. and wearing chlamys. Sol in long robe, with shorter rev legend SOLI INVICTO, was minted in Eastern mints in 312-313 (cf. RIC VI NICOMEDIA 77c, RIC VI CYZICUS [after 92] or RIC VI ANTIOCHIA 167c). Coin should be listed after ROME 58. See also: ROME [after 58], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, OFFICINA S

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Weight 4.45 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2017 for GBP 270. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2781) in July 2024 for CHF 300. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 42 (lot 2916) in June 2026 for CHF 550; weight 2.79 g; diameter 22 mm; rev. legend breaks N-V-I [click for picture]. - from: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 16. Teil: Constantinische Zeit (I)", Money Trend 2011, no. 6, p. 193, no. 24; weight 3.79 g; diameter 17.9-18.1 mm; cloak flying [click for picture].