RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 144], CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); head r., laur.
REVERSE	CONSTAN/TINVS/AVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; rev. legend in three lines; wreath above. SMTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to THESSALONICA 141 (Leu web auction 25, lot 2885, 2.39 g, 19 mm) except for absence of officina letter in m.m. Probably separate issue. See also: Lars Ramskold, "Constantine's Vicennalia and the Death of Crispus", Niš and Byzantium XI, 2013. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 144. See also: THESSALONICA [after 144], CRISPUS, MINTMARK VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.59 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 243 (lot 488) in October 2010 for USD 800. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2888) in March 2023 for CHF 950. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4804) in December 2023 for CHF 750; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 2.05 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2017 for EUR 356; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4805) in December 2023 for CHF 140; weight 1.68 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].