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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:     AN00387485_001_l Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Constantine I (The Great) Date Ruled:     AD 306-337 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 316 Weight:     4.33 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     CONSTANTI_NVS P F AVG Obverse Description:     Nimbate bust facing, wearing imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand and Victory on globe, holding wreath in right hand, facing right on globe, in left. Reverse Legend:     SPES_PVBLICA Reverse Description:     Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand, gathering up fold of robe with left. Exergue:     S●M●T Mint Mark:     S●M●T Mint:     Ticinum Primary Reference:     RIC VII unlisted Photograph Credit:     © The Trustees of the British Museum Source:     http://www.britishmuseum.org Notes:     (1) Registration number: 1992,0502.1 (2) Purchased from Simon Bendall in 1992 (3) This coin type is unrecorded in RIC. Though the reverse inscription is noted in RIC VII (page 144 n.1) it refers to as earlier, however no mention of it is made in RIC VI. Additionally, no mention of this obverse or reverse is made in either volume for Ticinum. This coin is attributed to Ticinum by the mm S●M●T which was used in 316 on gold issues for Constantine I.

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