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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     RIC_VI_028 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Constantine I (The Great) Date Ruled:     AD 306-337 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 308-310 as Filius Augustorum Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     5.13 g Obverse Legend:     CONSTANTI_NVS ●FIL● AVG Obverse Description:     Laureate head right Reverse Legend:     CONS_VL_DD NN Reverse Description:     Prince standing left, laureate and togate, right hand holding globe, left a short baton at side Exergue:     ●SM●TS● Mint Mark:     ●SM●TS●/ Σ (retrograde) in right field Mint:     Thessalonica Primary Reference:     RIC VI 028 var Reference2:     Depeyrot 4/2 Reference3:     Calicó 5158 Reference4:     Cohen 115; Vagi 3087 Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Price Sold For:     34000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     26/10/2005 Grade:     aEF Notes:     (1) I have made this coin a var for two reasons that may, or may not, be significant: (a) the ● at either side of FIL in the obverse inscription are obvious; and (b) the reverse break _VL_ is not so obvious but appears to be real based on interpretation. This break is recognized for Licinius in RIC 27. (2) Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 31: Lot No. 144 (3) Ex Lanz 28, 1984, 761, Spink 2000, Dreesman, 129 sales and Freeman & Sear Fixed Price List 6, 2001, F 158.

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