RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG], BUST TYPE E5

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); head r. with rosette-diadem, looking upwards.
REVERSE	VIRTVSCO-NSTANTINIAVG [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG]; Emperor in military dress, stg. l., holding trophy in r. hand; to l. and r., seated captive. SMTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Depeyrot 12/1. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 168. See also: THESSALONICA [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG], BUST TYPE B1

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.51 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 27 (lot 512) in May 2004 for CHF 11,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 100 (lot 640) in May 2017 for CHF 24,000. Other specimens: - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 81219); weight 4.60 g; rev. legend break N-S [click for picture].