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RIC VI, LONDINIUM 89b, CONSTANTINE, BUST TYPE VARIETY

   

OBVERSE

FLVALCONSTANTINVSNOBC [FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr.

REVERSE

GENIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 89b except for bust draped only instead of draped and cuirassed. Listed in Cloke-Toone (5.01.009) together with LONDINIUM 89b as a minor variant caused by engraver's error. However, this could be disputable.

NOTES

Weight 8.34 g. From Bridgend Hoard (p. 190, 210 and plate 34, no. 70/1).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski