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RIC VII, TRIER 338, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFA[V]G [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

VICTOR-IA-ELIBERAE [VICTORIAE LIBERAE]; Victory advancing l., holding wreath, branch, pushing captive std. on ground. STR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. Only officina P is attested for this extremely rare issue (p. 193) [rarity R5]. Listed in Zschucke BTP (p. 80, no. 14.17).

NOTES

Fraction. Weight 1.36 g; diameter 14 mm. Coin sold on CNG auction 84 (lot 1504) in May 2010 for USD 310.

Other specimens:

- sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 2027) in February 2020 for CHF 469; weight 1.68 g; diameter 14 mm [click for picture];

- from Zschucke BTP (p. 82, no. 14.17) [click for picture];

- sold on Lucernae Numismatics auction DECIMOSEPTIMA XVII (lot 749) in December 2013 for EUR 55; now in Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 1.56 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski