
RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG], BUST TYPE B1
OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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VIRTVSCON-STANTINIAVG [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG]; Emperor in military dress, stg. l., holding trophy in r. hand; to l. and r., seated captive. SMTS in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Note that this issue could be significantly earlier than issue with bust type E4. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 168.
See also:
THESSALONICA [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG], BUST TYPE E5
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NOTES
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Solidus. Weight 4.59 g. Coin sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 207 (lot 701) in October 2012 for EUR 19,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 100 (lot 639) in May 2017 for CHF 24,000; sold on Stack's Bowers The January 2022 NYINC auction (lot 3152) for USD 43,200.
Other specimens:
- sold on MDC Monaco auction 10 (lot 75) in October 2022 for EUR 30,000; weight 4.47 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].
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