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RIC VII, LYONS [after 44], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
 
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSAV-G [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [G5 l.].
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REVERSE
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SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. hand. TF in left field, star in right field. PLG in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE. RIC does not list such bust type for obverse legend CONSTANTINVS AVG (p. 125). Also obv. legend break V-G is not mentioned. But the most unusual and interesting feature of this coin is the inscription on Constantine's shield: VOT X/SIC XX in two lines. It probably refers to Constantine's decennalia of 315-316. Coin should be listed after LYONS 44.
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