Constantine Sol from London...1873 Little Orme’s Head Hoard

[Victor]

This coin is from the 1873 Little Orme’s Head Hoard. The hoard was found on the northern coast of Wales and had about 5,000 coins from Western mints, starting with coins from Carausius and ending with coins of Constantine I and Licinius I.


Constantine I
A.D. 314
19x22mm 2.7g
CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder; across fields S-F.
in ex. PLN
RIC VII London 15; LMCC 8.02.023

[Pharsalus]

A nice coin with a very interesting provenance Victor. I wonder did the coin come with any old ticket? An exceptional Carausius coin from the same hoard in the British Museum says acquisition in 1958 from BA Seaby: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1958-0105-1

[Victor]

No, it didn't come with anything except the dealer ticket. That Carausius is magnificent.