RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 214b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D]

OBVERSE	FLVALCONSTANTINVSNC [FL VAL CONSTANTINVS N C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear [D].
REVERSE	GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Altar to l. N in right field. PLC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D. Not attested for obv. legend 5b (p. 257). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 223, no. 401). But note that according to Bastien's typology of busts LUGDUNUM 212b (bust type A, the same as D but without cuirass) does not exist and this type replaces it. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. Should be listed in RIC after LUGDUNUM 214b.

NOTES

Weight 8.44 g. Coin sold on Kölner Münzkabinett Tyll Kroha auction 109 (lot 675) in November 2018 for EUR 72. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in November 2019 for EUR 50 [click for picture]; - sold on VCoins (Hookmoor Ancient Coins) for GBP 95 (note an engraver's error in obv. legend: CONSTANTINVC instead of CONSTANTINVS); weight 8.05 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - from Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 6.92 g; diameter 25.3-28.0 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in March 2019 for USD 9.50; ex Victor Clark; weight 6.10 g; diameter 25-26 mm [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401a); weight 9.26 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401b); weight 7.91 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401c); weight 6.23 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401d); weight 9.65 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401e); weight 8.50 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401f); weight 8.51 g; rev. legend break O-P [click for picture].