RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CONSTANTINI AVG], BUST TYPE B1

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	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.
NOT IN RIC	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

NOTES

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].