Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine I facing right.

Reverse: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol, chlamys falling from left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding up globe with left hand

RIC VI 121a. [London, AD 310].

Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 4.48 g.

Ex. CGB – Example No. 68 from the Chitry Hoard.

A beautiful billon follis of Constantine I struck at the London mint in AD 310 and found in France in 2007. This coin is example No. 68 in the hoard catalogue."

Chitry Hoard (Yonne) was discovered in 2007. It is made up of about 2500 coins of the late Third and the early Fourth Century. Except for a single coin struck at the London mint in 323/4 which determines its terminal date, the Chitry Hoard belongs to a group of treasures coming up against the monetary reform of 318. This short-term accumulation has been carried out between 310 and 318. The nummi struck at 1/72 to the pound represent the quarter of the hoard whereas the ones struck at 1/96 to the pound supplies with the three quarters. The Chitry Hoard is the first treasure of its kind from Central Gaul to be thoroughly published. It provides essential data regarding the monetary circulation in this area during the 310’s. It also brings previously unpublished types and contributes to a better understanding of some aspects of the Constantinian coinage struck in Gaul and Britain".

CGB.

"The hoard was found in a cellar located about three meters under the floor of the house built in 1792. The finder removed a stone by pulling on a piece of metal stuck in the wall, thus revealing a niche sheltering tiles, land and coins that lay there without a container. An old discovery that was re-hidden at the end of the 18th century".

Ashmolean Museum.

A fantastic example with sharp clear details and an attractive patina.