ID: R0950
Type: ANCIENT ROMAN - IMPERIAL
Issuer: CONSTANTINE I
Authority: UNCERTAIN
Metal: BRONZE
Denomination: AE 3
Year Struck: UNCERTAIN
Diameter: 18.32 - 19.13 mm
Weight: 3.04 g
Obverse Legend: CONS-TANTINVS P AVG
Obverse Description: Bust of Constantine I, wearing high crested helmet, cuirassed, right.
Reverse Legend: VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP
Reverse Description: Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by an altar. Altar Type = 4b.
Exergue: P Two Captives Back to Back L
Mintmark: P Two Captives Back to Back L
Mint: LUGDUNUM
Reference 1: UNLISTED
Reference 2:
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Grade: XF
Patina / Color: Brown
Notes:
*** UNLISTED - UNIQUE - NEW R5 !
*** According to RIC - The Obverse Legend "CONS-TANTINVS P AVG" does NOT Exist !
However.....We are aware of 2 potential Cousins to our coin:
- Bikic-Do hoard, Sirmium VIII Lyons, 1 (RARE (R4)), still untilisted, with a "CONS-TANTINVS P AVG" Obverse Legend and "Two Captives Back to Back" Exergue/Mintmark.
- RIC VII Lugdunum 79 (C1) with a "CONS-TANTINVS AVG" Obverse Legend and "P Two Captives Back to Back L" Exergue/Mintmark.
*** Our coin seems to be a distant cousin to both Bikic-Do hoard, Sirmium VIII Lyons, 1 (RARE (R4)) and RIC VII Lugdunum 79. Our coin is, however, firmly separated from both with a "CONS-TANTINVS P AVG" Obverse Legend and "P Two Captives Back to Back L" Exergue/Mintmark !
OCRE:
Research Link 1:
http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=CONS-TANTINVS+P+AVG+AND+fulltext%3AVICTORIAE+LAET+PRINC+PERPResearch Link 2:
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Full-Sized Item Image:
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