RIC VII, CYZICUS [before 21], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPI-I-V-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI-IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. l., looking r., in military dress, holding sceptre on l. arm, standard with eagle holding wreath in r. hand; to r., another standard with hand. SMKЄ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Constantius II. See CYZICUS 21 (NAC 132, lot 644, 4.52 g). Listed in Depeyrot (p. 136, no. 16/3). Coin should be listed in RIC before CYZICUS 21.

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Solidus. Weight 4.48 g. Coin sold on Numismatic Fine Arts auction 22 (lot 137) in June 1989 for USD 5,500; ex Bank Leu 52 (lot 279), May 1991; sold on Rauch auction 103 (lot 522) in March 2017 for EUR 9,000; sold on Numismatica Genevensis auction 13 (lot 99) in November 2021 for CHF 15,000. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Genevensis auction 8 (lot 145) in November 2014 for CHF 18,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 135 (lot 395) in November 2022 for CHF 16,000; weight 4.45 g [click for picture]; - sold on CNG Triton XVII (lot 797) in January 2014 for USD 12,000 (note laurel wreath resembling pearl diadem); weight 4.48 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; ATTENTION! Also modern forgery exists: - sold on eBay (retige2403) in October 2017 for USD 1,356; weight 5.38 g (sic!); diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay (oldromancoins) in June 2019 for USD 531.10; weight 4.67 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].