RIC VII, TICINUM [before 23], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [B4].
REVERSE	MARTICON-SERVATORI [MARTI CONSERVATORI]; Mars in military dress, stg. r., reversed spear in r. hand, l. on shield set on ground, cloak across r. shoulder. S•T in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this m.m. (p. 362). However, Bruun mentions in footnote 23 on p. 362 that "Maur. [Maurice, Numismatique constantinienne], loc. cit., rev. II, 1, records a bust B4, reffering to Vo [Voetter], not in V. [Vienna]. A coin of off. S without star in field is recorded in V.". Note that two specimens listed here have no star in left field. Probably an engraver's error or clogged die. Should be listed in RIC before TICINUM 23. See also: TICINUM [before 23], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], OFFICINA T

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Weight 2.60 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Aphrodite Art Coins auction G4 (lot 1670) in November 2024 for EUR 18. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in February 2012 for USD 20.81; now in Brent Upchurch's collection; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in January 2021 for USD 28; weight 2.66 g; diameter 19 mm; no star in l. field [click for picture].