7-1395

RIC VII, ANTIOCH 85, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ

   

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield set on ground; between them, two standards. SMANTΓ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - Γ. RIC lists only officinae B and Δ (p. 693).

See also:
ANTIOCH 85, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

NOTES

Weight 2.12 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2014 for GBP 16.77.

Other specimens:

- from: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 17. Teil: Constantinische Zeit (II)", Money Trend 2011, no. 10, p. 169, no. 35; weight 2.22 g; diameter 17.9-19.5 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 84372); weight 2.73 g [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 93753); weight 2.83 g [click for picture];

- from VCoins (Educational Coins), January 2013 [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski