RIC VII, THESSALONICA [before 6], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., rad., dr., cuir., seen from back.
REVERSE	SECVRITASREI[PV]BLI-CAE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Securitas in long robe stg. l., holding transverse spear, offerin turreted Respublica Victory on globe. Two lions (?) over SMTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to TRIER 2 (p. 162 and picture on plate 3) but minted in Thessalonica. Should be listed before THESSALONICA 6.

NOTES

AV medallion of 1½ solidi. Weight 6.62 g; diameter 22.5 mm. Coin sold on Tkalec auction in May 2009 (lot 204) for CHF 20,000; sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 2 (lot 166) in September 2013 for GBP 14,500.