RIC VII, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [INDIAN IMITATION]

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-[?]MAXAVG [CONSTANT[?] MAX AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir [E8].
REVERSE	PRINCIPI-V-[V]-ENTVTIS[?] [PRINCIPI VVENTVTIS[?]]; prince stg. l., r. holding legionary standard, l. hand on hip; legionary standard to right; flanking him, two captives std. on ground. SNAN• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Apparently of Kushan origin. Note clumsy lettering (letters "A", "N" and "M" resemble "H") and very good portrait. SNAN• is possibly an imitation of mintmark SMAN•, so this specimen could be an imitation of unknown official issue from Antioch.

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AV medallion. Weight 17.09 g. Coin sold on CNG Triton IX (lot 1156) in January 2006 for USD 18,000.