7-046

RIC VII, LONDON [after 101], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

 

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

CLARITASREIPVBLICAE [CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Sol stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. S in left field, P in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for this type only obv. legends IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG and CONSTANTINVS P AVG. Coin should be listed after LONDON 101.

NOTES

Weight 3.25 g; diameter 19.15-20.05 mm. From author's collection.

Other specimens:

- specimen sold on eBay in August 2005 for $23.29 [click for picture];

- specimen sold on eBay in November 2007 for $454.37 [lot of 3 coins: this one, unlisted RIC VII LONDON [after 76] and unlisted RIC VII LONDON [before 104]] [click for picture];

- specimen from Lee Toone: The London Mint of Constantine; note REIPVBLICE instead of REIPVBLICAE in rev. legend, possibly an engraver's error [click for picture];

- specimen offered on VCoins (Glenn W. Woods) in 2005 for $121; weight 3.34 g; diameter 20.6 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Armin Scholz].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski