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	GENIOPO-PVLIROMANI [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 8.33 g; diameter 26 mm. Rauceby Hoard. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 33 (lot 2791) in March 2025 for CHF 900. Other specimens: - sold on Kölner Münzkabinett auction 109 (lot 675) in November 2018 for EUR 72; weight 8.44 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2019 for EUR 50; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - sold on VCoins (Hookmoor Ancient Coins) for GBP 95; weight 8.05 g; diameter 26 mm; rev. legend break P-V; note an engraver's error in obv. legend: CONSTANTINVC instead of CONSTANTINVS [click for picture]; - from Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 6.92 g; diameter 25.3-28.0 mm; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in March 2019 for USD 9.50; ex Victor Clark; weight 6.10 g; diameter 25-26 mm; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401a); weight 9.26 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401b); weight 7.91 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401c); weight 6.23 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401d); weight 9.65 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401e); weight 8.50 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XLIV, no. 401f); weight 8.51 g [click for picture].