7-397

RIC VII, TRIER [after 222], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER

  

OBVERSE

FLCLCONSTANTINVSIVNNC [FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust r., laur. helmet, cuir.

REVERSE

VICTORIAELAETAEPRINCPERP [VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP]; two Victories stg. facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar. Star as altar design. •STR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue for Constantine I only (p. 183). Coin should be listed after TRIER 222.

NOTES

Weight 2.76 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 114 (lot 820) in May 2003 for EUR 220.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in May 2013 for GBP 37; might be an ancient imitation; bust type uncertain: could be D5 (cuirassed and draped) [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Mariusz Graczyk].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski