Constantine I, the Great (307-337), solidus, Constantinople, 328-9, CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev., CONSTA-N-TINVS AVG, Victory advancing left with wreath and palm; in ex., CONS and star, 4.78g (cf RIC VII, 46 var.; Depeyrot 3/1 var. – both without the star following the mint name), slight edge marks, very fine, apparently an unrecorded variety Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s. Only two solidi with the mint mark CONS followed by a star are recorded in RIC, one in Paris, the other in Copenhagen, and both show a different reverse legend (Constantiniana Dafne) to the present coin which otherwise appears to be unlisted.
Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s. Only two solidi with the mint mark CONS followed by a star are recorded in RIC, one in Paris, the other in Copenhagen, and both show a different reverse legend (Constantiniana Dafne) to the present coin which otherwise appears to be unlisted.
(3000-4000 GBP)