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

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 and falling from l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. RS 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 P

NOTES

Weight 3.03 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2017 for EUR 323. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4671) in December 2023 for CHF 310. Now in Nicola Tammaro's collection. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4672) in December 2023 for CHF 200; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 4.14 g; diameter 21 mm; cloak flying; Sol holding globe close to body [click for picture]; - from Misurata hoard (archeologos.ibam.cnr.it); cloak flying; weight 2.74 g; diameter 21 mm; cloak flying [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in July 2018 for GBP 28; weight 3.10 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].