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RIC VII, ANTIOCH [before 40], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [AOVENTVS AVGVSTI N]
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANT-INVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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AOVENTVS-AVGVSTIN [AOVENTVS (sic!) AVGVSTI N]; emperor mounted l., cloak flying, raising r. hand, holding spear in l. hand. SMAN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists this type only for issue with SMAN* in exergue (p. 685). Note AOVENTVS in reverse legend, probably the only existing variant for this type. See: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 685.
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NOTES
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Solidus. Weight 4.49 g; diameter 19 mm Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in January 2004 for $4,500; sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in January 2013 for $22,000.
Other specimens:
- specimen sold on Rauch auction in June 2012 for EUR 8,000; weight 4.42 g [click for picture].
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