RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 287], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D] or [CORRECTION]

OBVERSE	IMPCCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear [D].
REVERSE	GENIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; altar to l. CI in left field, H over S in right field. PLC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D. Similar to bust type A (LUGDUNUM 287) except for presence of cuirass. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 243, no. 509 = LUGDUNUM 287 i 289; Bastien lists together Genius with modius and Genius towered) with bust A*2. Note, however, that according to Bastien's typology bust seen from rear is always draped and cuirassed. Coin should be listed in RIC after LUGDUNUM 287 or as LUGDUNUM 287 [CORRECTION].

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Weight 5.80 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on eBay in June 2013 for USD 69.67. Now in Brent Upchurch's collection. Other specimens: - from eBay, January 2021; weight 6.56 g [click for picture]. - sold on eBay in July 2020 for GBP 41 [click for picture].