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ID: |
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74000779 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Constantine I (The Great) |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 306-337
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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Follis |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 310-312 |
| Weight: |
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4.02 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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CONSTANTINVS P AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding Victory on globe in right hand |
| Reverse Legend: |
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SOLI INVIC_TO COMITI |
| Reverse Description: |
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Sol radiate standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand raised, and holding globe in left. |
| Exergue: |
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PLN |
| Mint Mark: |
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PLN/ star in right field |
| Mint: |
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London |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC VI unlisted |
| Reference2: |
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Huvelin 149 |
| Reference3: |
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SRCV 3868v |
| Reference4: |
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VM 063v |
| Hoard Name: |
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Tresor de Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau
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| Hoard ID: |
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3606
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| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=97192 |
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Grade:
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Good VF, brown surfaces, small flat spot on obverse, weak strike on reverse |
| Notes: |
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1) This obverse (1e V) is unrecorded in RIC for this issue.
2) Sale: Triton X, Lot: 779 Apparently unique. Ex TrÉsor de Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau, 3606. This is apparently the sole example of this bust type used in conjunction with the Soli Invicto series. This bust type itself is extremely rare, known only from a few examples with the COMITI-AVGG NN reverse type. The Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard was discovered in 1976, and, among other issues, it contained a large number of folles from the London mint with militaristic bust types, including several that were unknown before. |
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