Description
Country or authority: Roman Empire
Year or date range: c. AD 314–315
Denomination: Nummus (reduced follis)
Composition: Copper alloy
Ruler or portrait: Constantine I
Mint or mintmark: Ticinum, probably first officina; exergue appears to read P•T.
Catalogue references: Provisional (unverified): RIC VII, Ticinum 21
Obverse description: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate, cuirassed bust right, with wreath ties behind the neck and armour details across the chest and shoulder.
Reverse description: S[OLI IN]VI-C-TO COMITI, with the bracketed left-hand letters indistinct. Radiate Sol standing, head left, raising his right hand and holding a globe in his left; cloak hangs from the left shoulder and arm. Star in left field; no additional right-field mark discernible. Exergue appears P•T, with a faint central pellet.
Description and condition notes: Irregular flan with small edge fissures. Dark surfaces with reddish patches, granular texture and wear on raised details. The reverse legend is weaker on the left.
