Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (20.5mm, 3.30 g, 6h)

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (20.5mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck late AD 314-early 315. Laureate bust left, wearing trabea/mantle / Sol standing left in spread quadriga, right hand raised, holding whip in left; –|–//MSL. RIC VII–; C&T 8.07.030 var. (missing the S|P across the field; this coin cited). Dark green patina, trace deposits. VF. Extremely rare with this bust type, this variety was only recently published by C&T. Two examples are known with the S and P missing in the fields, this example and the RIC VII 84 reference coin in Vienna.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Collection (Part I, Spink 194, 26 March 2008), lot 1218.