RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 41], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear (or sceptre) over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI] [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. B in left field. LP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for this issue (p. 245). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 164, no. 80; but only spear expected for this bust type). Coin should be listed in RIC after LUGDUNUM 41. See also: LUGDUNUM [after 41], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA A

NOTES

Weight 8.19 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1983,0332.2). Holding spear. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2584) in March 2023 for CHF 1,600; weight 9.61 g; diameter 25 mm; holding sceptre [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate IX, no. 80); weight 8.70 g; holding spear [click for picture]; - from From Bastien Lyon - supplément I (plate VII, no. 80b); weight 8.46 g; holding spear [click for picture].