RIC VII, TICINUM 31, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	RESTITVTORILIBERTATIS [RESTITVTORI LIBERTATIS]; Emperor in military dress, stg. l., parazonium on l. arm, receiving globe from Roma, std. r. on throne, holding sceptre. SMT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to TICINUM 31 (NAC 102, lot 581; 4.38 g) except for Emperor holding parazonium instead of short sceptre. Note, however, that also modern transfer die forgeries of this type exist (see example of FAKE TICINUM 31.

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Solidus. Weight 4.32 g; diameter 20 mm. Rauch Mail Bid Sale 8 (lot 599), October 2004; Gemini auction VIII (lot 438), April 2011; Ira & Larry Goldberg auction 70 (lot 3405), September 2012; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 7 (lot 1731) in October 2020 for CHF 9,500. Other specimens: - from Gorny & Mosch auction 121 (lot 499), March 2003; weight 4.40 g [click for picture].