ID: R0281
Type: ANCIENT ROMAN - IMPERIAL
Issuer: CONSTANTINE I
Authority: UNCERTAIN
Metal: BRONZE
Denomination: FOLLIS
Year Struck: UNCERTAIN
Diameter: 19.97 - 20.44 mm
Weight: 3.15 g
Obverse Legend: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Obverse Description: Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Reverse Legend: SOLI IN-V-ICTO COMITI
Reverse Description: Sol standing left (actually facing, head left), chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe in left hand, right hand raised; T in left field, F in right field.
Exergue: PARL
Mintmark: PARL / T in left field, F in right field
Mint: ARELATE
Reference 1: UNLISTED
Reference 2:
Reference 3:
Grade: VF-
Patina / Color: Olive Green
Notes:
*** UNLISTED - UNIQUE - NEW R5 !
*** According to RIC - All known Arelate (Arles) examples of this coin have the following Reverse Legends:
- RIC VII Arelate 72 (RARE (R5)) - SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI - see Research Link 1
- RIC VII Arelate 75 (RARE (R3)) - SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI - see Research Link2
*** According to RIC - Only 1 coin matches the Obverse and Reverse Legend perfectly: RIC VII Rome 50 (see Research Link 3) - with an RT mintmark and Crescent in right field.
*** Problem with the RIC VII Rome 50 (see Research Link 3) theory.....Our coin's Exergue/Mintmark is PARL with a T in left field and F in right field !
OCRE:
Research Link 1:
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.ar.72Research Link 2:
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.ar.75Research Link 3:
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.rom.50Research Link 4:
Full-Sized Item Image:
https://www.r5coins.com/mediafull/R0281.jpg