7-1703

RIC VII, ROME [before 93], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED FOR RULER

  

OBVERSE

IPPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IPP (sic!) CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

PRINCIPIA-IVVENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS]; prince helmeted, in military dress, stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, holding reversed spear, hand on shield set on ground. A in left field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Crispus and Constantine II (p. 308). Therefore, this specimen could be regarded as a hybrid. Note an engraver's error in obv. legend: IPP instead of IMP. Coin should be listed before ROME 93.

NOTES

Weight 2.30 g; diameter 21 mm. Sold on eBay in June 2014 for EUR 6.80.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski