
RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 214b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D]
OBVERSE
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FLVALCONSTANTINVSNC [FL VAL CONSTANTINVS N C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear [D].
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REVERSE
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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.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D. Not attested for obv. legend 5b (p. 257). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (no. 401), but note that according to Bastien's convention LUGDUNUM 212b (bust type A, the same as D but without cuirass) does not exist and this type replaces it. Coin should be listed after LUGDUNUM 214b.
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NOTES
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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].
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