RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 227], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [R]

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-INVSPAVG [CONSTANTINVS P AVG]; bust l., laur., in mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre [R].
REVERSE	PRINCIPII-VVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. facing, head l., cloak hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding globe, l. reversed spear. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - R. RIC lists for this obverse legend bust types C and BB (p. 137). Listed in Huvelin (no. 133; specimen from British Museum, cited below; described as "cuirassed, in mantle" ["cuirassé, manteau consulaire"]). Coin should be listed after LONDINIUM 227.

NOTES

Weight 4.79 g. Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in May 2003 for $500. Other specimens: - specimen from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1982,1034.21); weight 4.199 g; obv. legend break I-N [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay in May 2011 for EUR 110; now in Brent Upchurch's collection; weight 4.81 g; diameter 21-22 mm; obv. legend break I-N [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier].