7-3171

RIC VII, THESSALONICA 29, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA B

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTA-NTINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, pugio (?) in l. hand.

REVERSE

VOTXX/MVLT/•XXX• with mintmark in laurel wreath - •TS•B•.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - B. RIC lists only officinae Γ and Δ (p. 504). According to footnote 29 on p. 504, object in l. hand (which sometimes looks like a small globe) is a sword-handle.

NOTES

Weight 2.94 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 96 (lot 690) in November 2020 for EUR 75; sold on Savoca Numismatik 92nd blue auction (lot 1795) in December 2020 for EUR 26; sold on Numisfitz auction 4 (lot 1228) in June 2024 for EUR 40.

Other specimens:

- from Gorny & Mosch e-auction 286 (lot 4694), March 2022; weight 3.20 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski