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RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 38, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED MINTMARK, OFFICINA B

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.

REVERSE

CONSTANTINI-ANADAFNE [CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE]; Victory std. l. on cippus, palm branch in each hand, looking r.; trophy in front, at the foot of which kneeling captive turning head, spurned by Victory. B in left field. CONS• in exergue.

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UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 38 except for dot in m.m. instead of star. In footnote 38 on p. 575 Bruun erroneously mixes these two separate issues: one with star and one with dot - claiming that the dot is "most likely intended for a star". For the second variant officina B is not attested. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 575 and CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 574-575.

NOTES

Weight 3.54 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 112 (lot 788) in January 2022 for EUR 280. Now in Victor Clark's collection.

Other specimens:

- from CGB Monnaies 55 (lot 349), October 2012; weight 3.44 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 234 (lot 509) in June 2010 for USD 180; weight 3.58 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 322 (lot 624) in March 2014 for USD 180; weight 2.76 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in October 2012 for USD 41; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5445) in July 2023 for CHF 85; weight 3.71 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture];

- from the collection of Zafeu; weight 2.74 g [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in March 2017 for EUR 58; weight 2.79 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from eBay, March 2018; weight 2.51 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- sold on CGB auction Monnaies 43 (lot 968) in April 2010 for EUR 125; weight 2.99 g; diameter 19.50 mm [click for picture];

- from Münz Zentrum Rheinland auction 194 (lot 982), September 2021; weight 3.23 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Rex Numismatics E-Rex Auction 1 (lot 463) in July 2023 for EUR 22; weight 3.10 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from Victor Clark's collection; weight 3.5 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].


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