6-1979

RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 305], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B]

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

PRINCIPII-V-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. r., in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, l. globe. F in left field, T in right field. PLC in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B. Not attested for obv. legend 3a and this rev. type (p. 265). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 248, no. 536). Should be listed in RIC after LUGDUNUM 305.

NOTES

Weight 4.00 g; diameter 24.5 mm. Chitry Hoard (no. 510). From CGB E-shop (brm_487583), sold for EUR 150.

Other specimens:

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1982,1221.7); weight 4.07 g; rev. legend breaks V-V-E; shown in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LXI, no. 536b) [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LXI, no. 536a); weight 3.68 g; rev. legend breaks V-V-E [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LXI, no. 536c); weight 4.91 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski