Constantine I SOL INVICTO

[Victor]

Here is an interesting coin from Constantine I...but why is it interesting?

[six2ten]

I cheated and checked RIC... Standing right and facing left, whereas the normal type is standing left?

[Genio popvli romani]

And chlamys spread behind.
Bastien 611 (5ex.)

[Victor]

You are both right- Sol standing right, head left with chlamys spread.

[Genio popvli romani]

What is funny, is that this "not in ric" coin is in fact present in RIC. It is RIC 62 for which obverse legend is misdiscribed. The Oxford coin cited has an obverse legend IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG like the coin you show.

P. Bastien note 3 p.258 : "numbers 55, 56, 57 and 59 of RIC VII do not exist in Vienne, neither #62 in Oxford. These 5 folles bear IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG legend and not CONSTANTINVS AVG."

[Victor]

What is funny, is that this "not in ric" coin is in fact present in RIC. It is RIC 62 for which obverse legend is misdiscribed. The Oxford coin cited has an obverse legend IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG like the coin you show.

P. Bastien note 3 p.258 : "numbers 55, 56, 57 and 59 of RIC VII do not exist in Vienne, neither #62 in Oxford. These 5 folles bear IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG legend and not CONSTANTINVS AVG."

I should have checked Bastien first before bidding!

[Genio popvli romani]

Did not know it was yours. In the other hand,  R5 in RIC and five specimens in Bastien, it stills a rare coin (and not in RIC).
I remember the same thing that happened to me with this coin that is not listed in RIC but should the "real" London 38: