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RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 287], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSAV-G [CONSTANTINVS AVG] [1f]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [H].
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REVERSE
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SOLIINVI-C-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. r., head l. chlamys over l. shoulder and hanging behind, r. raised, l. holding up globe. Star in left field. PLN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 1f. RIC lists for this issue only legends 1a, 1b, 1d, 1e (p. 140). Note that the description of reverse in RIC mixes two issues: earlier with Sol stg. r with chlamys over l. shoulder and hanging behind and later with Sol stg. l. with chlamys draped over l. shoulder only. See: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 140. Listed in Huvelin (no. 203). Coin should be listed after LONDINIUM 287.
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NOTES
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Weight 4.12 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction for $225.
Other specimens:
- specimen from Huvelin (plate 15, no. 203); Sarzeau hoard, no. 3693 [click for picture];
- specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in February 2010 for $115; weight 3.60 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].
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