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RIC VI, LONDINIUM 145, CONSTANTINE, [CORRECTION]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPAVG [CONSTANTINVS P AVG] [1e]; bust l., rad., helm., cuir., sceptre (!) over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.

REVERSE

ADVENT-VSAVGGNN [ADVENTVS AVGG NN]; prince riding l., r. raised, l. holding up spear, on horse pawing seated captive to l. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. RIC lists for this issue only obv. legend 1d (p. 135). But note that there is an error in RIC and the specimen from British Museum has obv. legend 1e, not 1d. See Huvelin, p. 35 and CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 135. Note also that emperor is holding sceptre, not spear. For this bust type see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134. Listed in Huvelin (no. 18). Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.01.024). Should be listed as corrected LONDINIUM 145.

NOTES

Weight 3.86 g. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. B.99).

Other specimens:

- sold on Roma Numismatics auction XIII (lot 1264) in March 2017 for GBP 550; sold on CNG auction 121 (lot 970) in October 2022 for USD 1,600; weight 3.24 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in April 2009 for USD 84.01; weight 2.96 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from eBay, October 2018; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski