RIC VII, TRIER 132, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l. at hip-level, turned invards, chlamys across l. shoulder. T in left field, F in right field. •ATR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 132 except for Sol holding globe turned inwards instead of turned out. Note that description in RIC is very short and general: "globe in l." (p. 174), but for the former Soli issue [TRIER 92-107] two types of reverses were distinguished: Sol with globe in l. at hip-level, turned inwards [TRIER 92-94] and Sol with globe higher and turned out [TRIER 95-107]. There is no reason for omitting this difference. See also: TRIER 133, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY TRIER 134, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY TRIER 135, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.91 g; diameter 19.3-20.3 mm. Coin sold on VCoins in February 2009 for USD 85 [Thanks to the collaboration of Armin Scholz]. Other specimens: - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.13126); weight 3.06 g; diameter 18.5 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of Michel P; weight 3.30 g; diameter 19.8 mm [click for picture].