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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2183747, member: 42773&quot;]<i>Sol Invincible, Companion of Our Lord.</i> Nice find - that&#039;s a coin I would buy. I love the small and seemingly unimportant varieties. I have a similar rarity to share, an R6, meaning it is not found in RIC. This particular combination of bust, inscriptions, and field marks is not recorded with Sol and <u>spread</u> chalmys. RIC VII Lyons 62 comes the closest, with Sol standing right, looking left, chalmys over left shoulder. If we rewrote VII, we would need to have a Lyons 62a and 62b.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423105[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Constantine I </b></p><p>AE Follis, 18mm, 2.8g; Lugdunum mint: 316.</p><p>Obv.: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate, cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI; Sol standing right, looking left, chalmys spread, holding globe / A - S // PLG</p><p>Reference: RIC VII Lyons 62 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller of your coin obviously researched it. I found mine in a junk bin, as just another low-grade common Constantine. These are the sort of finds that thrill us variety collectors, and pretty much make everyone else&#039;s eyes glaze over in boredom. I heartily applaud your choice![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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