Lot 544: Constantine I. A.D. 307/10-337. Æ follis. Treveri, A.D. 313-315. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 17 (Auction 320)
- Starting Bid: $45
- 0 Bid(s)
Constantine I. A.D. 307/10-337. Æ follis (23 mm, 3.80 g, 6 h). Treveri, A.D. 313-315. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine I right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing facing, head left, extending arm and holding globe; T-F//PTR. RIC 42 (r3). Heavily clashed reverse die with a clear outline of Constantine. Brown patina. Good very fine.
From the WJP Brockage Collection.
The collector purchased this because it has a nice and clear outline of Constantine on the reverse. Although it is not a brockage, it is a nice example of a coin struck from a clashed reverse die. Clashing is an error that occurs during striking, when one or both dies are damaged by hitting them together without a planchet between them, which in turn causes parts of the image of one die to be impressed upon the other. Coins made from a clashed die receives the impressed image of the other die.
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 544
- Listing #: 177909
- Closed: Friday, September 16, 2016 8:01:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $75
- Collection: WJP Brockage Collection