RIC VII, THESSALONICA [before 66], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA B [FORGERY]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [B1].
REVERSE	VIRT-EXERC [VIRT EXERC]; plan of Roman camp, Sol stg. in the middle, raising r. hand, holding globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder. •TSB• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1 [FORGERY]. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 507). But note some stylistic anomalies: the portrait is rather crude and the Sol's pose looks stiff and schematic. Note also unusually big dots in m.m. and missing dot after TS. Probably a modern forgery. See also: THESSALONICA [before 66], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA Γ [FORGERY]

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Diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2010 for USD 212.15.