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RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 221], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [R]

 

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSAG [CONSTANTINVS AG]; bust l., laur., in mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre [obv. legend 1h and bust type R].

REVERSE

PRINCIP-IIVVE-NTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. facing, head l., in military dress, holding standard in each hand. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE. RIC does not list for this issue neither obv. legend CONSTANTINVS AG [1h] nor bust type R (p. 137). Not listed in Huvelin, but note that distinction between bust type Q and R (cuirass vs mantle) is sometimes hard to make, so it could match no. 120 (described as cuirassed). Coin should be listed after LONDINIUM 221.

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in November 2007 for $475.02.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski