6-087

RIC VI, TICINUM [after 133], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA P

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [bust type D].

REVERSE

SOLIINVI-C-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. facing, head facing, chlamys over l. shoulder and hanging behind, r. raised, l. holding up globe. PT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D. RIC lists for this issue only type C - laureate and cuirassed (p. 298). General note about this issue from p. 278: "The rest of aes is devoted to four varieties of Soli Invicto Comiti, with coins ranging from rare to common. Constantine claims seven varieties in all, Maximinus four, and Licinius two". See also: TICINUM [after 133], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA S. Coin should be listed after TICINUM 133.

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in January 2005 for $33.50.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski