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RIC VII, LYONS [after 107], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [L7 l.]

   

OBVERSE

CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., helmeted, cuir., raising r. hand [L7 l.].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/XX in two lines, captive std. on ground on either side. A in left field, S in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - L7 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this type of rev. (p. 129). Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 49, no. 67). Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 145, no. 50; the same coin; bust D*5 with no distinction between helmet types). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 107.

See also:
LYONS [after 107], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [L7 l. var.]

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g; diameter 20 mm. From Collezione Sabetta (plate 3, no. 71). Shown in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate IV, no. 50).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski