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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7933682, member: 31620&quot;]I like minor varieties. I will steer clear of my primary collections and share some coins that I have managed to obtain over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>In A.D. 309-310 Constantine the Great was introducing the SOLI INVICTO COMITI type in Lugdunum wiht Sol holding globe and raising hand. RIC VI 310 is the most common variety of the type and is illustrated below. Bastien (Bastien XI 526) cites 792 examples, which is a huge number making this a very, very common type and examining my own records I can see that I have owned 10 examples of the type over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear</p><p>Rev:– SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left holding globe in left and raising right.</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum. F in left field, T in right field, PLC in exe. A.D. 309 - 310</p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Lugdunum 310</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20160by%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a slightly scarcer variety with the bust seen from the front.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Lugdunum 309. Bastien XI 525 (14 example cited)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20160cb%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Whilst browsing ebay about a decade ago I spotted this variation which has a different obverse legend with the bust seen from the rear. There are no examples in Bastien or any of the Bastien Supplements and this coin should be appearing as the only currently known example in the next Bastien supplement. </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left holding globe in left hand and raising right</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (F | T / PLC).</p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Lugdunum -. Bastien -.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.76 gms. 0 degrees. 22.77 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_160el_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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