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RIC VI, ROMA [after 374], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

 

OBVERSE

IMPCCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear. [type E].

REVERSE

SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys hanging behind, r. raised, l. holding globe close to body. Star in left field. RP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E. RIC lists only bust type C (p. 392). General note about this issue from p. 349: "[...] this issue [...] is also the last of the period. [...] Soli Invicto Comiti was probably struck [...] mainly in Constantine's name, included rare varieties for Maximinus. [...] the coins are scarce. The issue, which was comparatively small, falls in the first half of 313". Coin should be listed after ROMA 374.

NOTES

Weight 3.8 g, diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2006 for $33.87.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski