RIC VI, TICINUM 124a, CONSTANTINE, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	MARTICON-SERVATORI [MARTI CONSERVATORI]; Mars stg. facing, head facing, in military dress, leaning r. on reversed spear, l. on shield. PT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to TICINUM 124a except for Mars stg. facing, head facing instead of Mars stg. r. (see example of TICINUM 124a). At first glance, the description in RIC is correct: "Mars stg. facing". However, it is unclear what Sutherland meant by "stg. facing", because he sometimes uses this phrase when "stg. r." would be more accurate (cf. LONDINIUM 279-287; OSTIA 83-92b). Note that while describing a similar reverse with Sol [TICINUM 133], he used another phrase: "stg. facing, head facing" and treated this variety as a separate issue.

NOTES

Weight 4.7 g.; diameter 23 mm. From the Robert Bernobich Collection. Other specimens: - specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in September 2005 for $79; weight 4.11 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Gorny & Mosch auction in October 2011 foer EUR 120; heavily tooled (letters in exergue illegible) and attributed to Ticinum; weight 3.89 g [click for picture].