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RIC VI Londinium 166

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Londinium 166. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys falling from left shoulder, standing left, holding up globe in right hand and whip in left hand, with the legend COMITI - AVGG NN or COMIT-I - AVGG NN.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VI Londinium 169.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Constantine I served under emperors Diocletian and Galerius before campaigning with his father in Britannia in AD 305. Following his father's death in 306, the army proclaimed him augustus at Eboracum, commencing his reign as Roman emperor until 337. Londinium, founded in the 1st century following the Claudian invasion, served as Britannia's largest city and the probable provincial capital of Roman Britain.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Londinium
Authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse
Bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm
Reverse
Sol, chlamys falling from left shoulder, standing left, holding up globe in right hand and whip in left hand
Obverse legend
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
COMITI - AVGG NN or COMIT-I - AVGG NN

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Londinium 166
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
COMITI - AVGG NN or COMIT-I - AVGG NN
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Londinium 153

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 155

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 156

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 158

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 160

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 161

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 163

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 165

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Londinium 169

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

Research required

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  • Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
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