Constantin 1 - Solidus - Letters Missing.... Opinions Wanted

Thank-you BenByfield! Great identification!

Can you comment on the condition - is it negitive to have a bend and split in a coin like this?
And what do you think of the valuation? Is it around $4500?

The waviness wont help you. The general condition is alright. The trier example on Wildwinds sold for $22k, but its in far superior condition:



Then again, this eastern mint example (with the VOT) sold for $2000:



Heres the ID for yours:

CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
VICTORIBVS AVGG NN VOTIS, Victory seated right on cuirass
and shield, inscribing XX on shield, supported by a small
genius standing facing, head left. A Q in ex, Aqueleia mint.

Its interesting. I couldnt find an RIC reference for it, nor mention of it anywhere. Id get an email to the British museum to see if they can weigh in on it. They wont value it for you, though. The split is quite concerning, but the waviness makes me think that it is gold and the design is fine.

I have to say, I think this one is going to turn out to be rare. Theres no knowing how much its worth until someone pays for it.

Thanks again - I hadn't refreshed my internet page and seen your reply.
I will look into mailing the British museum.

It's alittle strange also that the coin is in sweden and the guy won't tell me any history about it except it has been in the ground "2000 years" although he said he can write he is the lawful owners or has lawful right to sell the coin. I think its been found metal detecting - Sweden being the worst place legally to enjoy this hobby.
Could this coin have normally got to Sweden in it's normal life?

A comment just in "Constantinian solidi don't normally come with the flattened rims like on this coin"

Is this true?

UPDATE: REPLY FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM RECEIVED TODAY:

"Dear Mr Clark, many thanks for showing us this piece. From the image and the weight you mention I would have described it as an aureus or festaureus of Constantine the Great minted at Aquileia between 313 and 320. (Festaureus was a type of special occasion gold coin produced under Constantine and his successors preserving the old gold coin weight of the aureus which he had replaced with a lighter coin of about 4.5g (the solidus) from around AD 309. However, this happened slightly later in Italy as Constantine extended his power from the west so it could be the last of the run of aurei depending on how you look at it.)


It isn't a recorded type as far as I can see but I would like to send to over to colleagues to see if they can make anything of it. Do you know if is a British find? (If so we would love to record it on the finds.org.uk database)

yours sincerely,
Richard Abdy, duty curator on 16.1.14"

Though it is possible some "Goths" might have been a reason for Roman gold coins being in the Scandinavian peninsula, I'd take any uncorroborated statements "with a big packet of Salt".