RIC VII, THESSALONICA [before 146], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SENATVS]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVS-AVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., with plain diadem, looking upwards.
REVERSE	SENA-TVS [SENATVS]; Emperor togate stg. l., holding globe, sceptre. SMTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC but cf. THESSALONICA 146 (BM 1844,1015.308; 13.23 g; 38 mm), medallion of 3 solidi with similar rev. Not listed in Depeyrot. Should be listed in RIC before THESSALONICA 146.

NOTES

AV medallion of 2 solidi. Weight 8.72 g; diameter 26.3 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 88 (lot 499) in October 2015 for CHF 160,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 111 (lot 225) in September 2018 for CHF 160,000; sold on MDC Monaco auction 15 (lot 185) in October 2024 for EUR 200,000.