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RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 187], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [DD]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSAV-G [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., rad., helm., cuir., sceptre over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [DD].

REVERSE

COMITI-AVGGNN [COMITI AVGG NN]; Sol stg. l., chlamys falling from l. shoulder, r. holding up globe, l. whip. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - DD. Not attested for obv. legend 1g (p. 136). For this bust type see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. Note sceptre instead of spear. Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.03.052). Coin should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 187.

NOTES

Weight 4.53 g; diameter 23 mm. Sold on London Coin Galleries auction 4, session 1 (lot 102) in June 2017 for GBP 200.

Other specimens:

- from Baldwins Winter 2013-14 Fixed Price List (lot AR085); plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 4.80 g [click for picture];

- from VCoins (Antiken); weight 3.60 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski