RIC VII, SIRMIUM [before 42], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SECVRITAS PERPETVA], BUST B4

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SECVRITASP-ERPETVA [SECVRITAS PERPETVA]; Emperor laur., stg. l. in military dress, l. holding sceptre, r. crowning trophy at the foot of which cuirass, shield. SIRM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists similar issue [SIRMIUM 42 (Roma Numismatics 2, lot 768; 4.42 g; 19 mm)] with bust B1 [head r., laur.] and rev. legend SECVRITAS PERPETVAE. Coin should be listed before SIRMIUM 42. See also: SIRMIUM [before 42], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SECVRITAS PERPETVA], BUST B1

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.44 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Hess Divo auction 307 (lot 1743) in June 2007 for CHF 16,500; sold on VCoins (Roma Numismatics) for GBP 10,000; sold on Heritage Auctions 3026 (lot 23434) on September 2013 for USD 30,550; sold on Rauch auction 94/1 (lot 1345) in April 2014 for EUR 32,000; sold on Nomos auction 21 (lot 363) in November 2020 for CHF 24,000. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 75 (lot 323) in November 2013 for CHF 38,000; weight 4.45 g[click for picture]; - sold on Peus auction 413 (lot 551) in October 2014 for EUR 3,500; weight 4.40 g; rev. legend unbroken [click for picture].