Unknown Constantinus

Hi!
I'm having trouble identifying the exact veriety of this coin of Constantinus. All help is appreciated.



Thanks!

FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C.
GLORIA EXERCITVS

With bust #4: Diademed (pearls), cuirassed bust right
there is only this one: RIC 85 (VII, Cyzicus)

With busts #8: diademed (pearls), draped and cuirassed bust right
there is only this one: RIC 86 (VII, Cyzicus)

With busts #26: Laureate, cuirassed bust right
there are some different mints:
RIC 88 (VII, Antioch)
RIC 113 (VIII, Heraclea)
RIC 221 (VII, Siscia)
RIC 237 (VII, Siscia)
RIC 185 (VII, Thessalonica)
RIC 528 (VII, Trier)

With but#30: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
there are numerous mints:
RIC 126 (VII, Cyzicus)
RIC 254 (VII, Siscia)
RIC 224 (VII, Thessalonica)
RIC 61 (VII, Constantinople)
RIC 75 (VII, Constantinople)
RIC 99 (VII, Cyzicus)
RIC 80 (VII, Cyzicus)
RIC 69 (VII, Cyzicus)
RIC 118 (VII, Heraclea)
RIC 138 (VII, Heraclea)
RIC 191 (VII, Nicomedia)
RIC 329 (VII, Rome)
RIC 186 (VII, Thessalonica)

The mint mark appears to me as SMAN_. This would be the Antioch mint. As listed by the previous post, it would then be RIC 88 (VII, Antioch).

Thanks a lot guys! It bugs me that the last letter if the mint is unreadible, but with experts like you it was still like a chid's play.

I'm trying to learn more of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ancient Greek coins, so I might come back with mlre coins and more (obvious?) questions.

I can't find RIC VII# 88 in the catalogue, though.



Edit: Or is it this one? https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces140798.html

I'm pretty sure it is. The reference to RIC VII# 88H in the catalogue is not standard and should be fixed. It should be something like: RIC VII Antioch #88 since the numbering system starts at 1 for each mint (RIC VII 88 could also be a coin from Arles or Rome, for example, or a coin of Constantine). One can write simply RIC VII 88 as long as it is clear that the mint is Antioch.

The last letter is only that of the officina (workshop) where the coin was struck inside the mint, usually based on the Greek alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, Γ = 3, etc.), much more important are the letters AN = Antioch.

And SM = Sacra Moneta (at least this is the best hypothesis for the meaning of those letters found on coins from all mints).