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RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [before 59], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE

   

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground; between them two standards. CONS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC does not list Æ medallions from Constantinople. Struck probably circa 330-333. Could be listed before CONSTANTINOPLE 59.

NOTES

Æ medallion. Weight 5.84 g; diameter 26 mm. Sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 135 (lot 953) in May 2007 for EUR 1,500.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski