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RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 299], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B].

REVERSE

PRINCIPI-IV_VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. facing., head l., in military dress, holding standard in each hand. CX (sic!) in left field, H over S in right field. PLC in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B. Not attested for obv. legend 3a (p. 264). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 244, no. 517). Coin should be listed after LUGDUNUM 299.

NOTES

Weight 7.48 g; diameter 26 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2008 for USD 172.90. Note X instead of I in left field

Other specimens:

- sold on Thesaurus "Idra" auction (lot 621) in December 2008 for EUR 400; weight 6.50 g [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LVIII, no. 517a); weight 6.95 g [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LVIII, no. 517b); weight 5.89 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski