RIC VII, SISCIA [after 29], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVSEX-ER-CITVSGALL [VIRTVS EXERCITVS GALL]; Mars, helmeted, advancing r., chlamys flying, trophy across l. shoulder, transverse spear in r. hand, between two captives std. on ground. SIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 29 (BM 1867,0101.908, 4.36 g; see also plate 12, no. 29) except for different rev. legend break: X-ER-C instead of X-E, which could make in RIC a separate entry in RIC VII (cf. TRIER 18-21 or CONSTANTINOPLE 93-94). SISCIA 29 is listed in Depeyrot (p. 102, no. 19/2) with rev. legend break X-E but specimen from Sotheby auction is cited. Coin could be listed in RIC after SISCIA 29.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.36 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 32 (lot 2297) in December 2024 for CHF 4,800. Other specimens: - from Sotheby auction March 1936 (lot 265) (p. 38 and plate VIII); cited in Depeyrot [click for picture].