Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Unlisted => Topic started by: Victor on January 19, 2024, 08:14:53 AM

Title: Constantine I MARTI CONSERVATORI from Trier
Post by: Victor on January 19, 2024, 08:14:53 AM

RIC only lists cuirassed bust for this type…compare with RIC 55



Constantine I
AD 313- 315
20mm     3.2g
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
MARTI CON-SERVATORI; Mars, helmeted, stg. r. and looking left; leaning on reversed spear, l. resting shield on ground; T-F across fields.
In ex. PTR
RIC VII Trier –

Title: Re: Constantine I MARTI CONSERVATORI from Trier
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on January 19, 2024, 05:19:22 PM

Have you ever seen RIC 55 (or 54) as described in RIC? Have a picture of one of them?

Title: Re: Constantine I MARTI CONSERVATORI from Trier
Post by: Victor on January 19, 2024, 06:37:04 PM

No...and I was wondering the same thing, that perhaps it is just misdescribed. RIC 55 is also known from only one example from Voetter.

Title: Re: Constantine I MARTI CONSERVATORI from Trier
Post by: Heliodromus on January 19, 2024, 10:22:42 PM

Here's a RIC 54 that sold on eBay on 10-2013 for $159.57

21mm 3.36g

Title: Re: Constantine I MARTI CONSERVATORI from Trier
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on January 20, 2024, 07:00:26 AM

Thanks, Ben. I will add this picture as confirmation that TRIER 54 also exists. So maybe TRIER 55 also will show somewhere.