RIC VI, LUGDUNUM 135, CONSTANTIUS, [CORRECTION] = [after 139] UNLISTED BUST TYPE [O], OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [O].
REVERSE	GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Altar in left field, A in right field. PLC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - O. Not attested for obv. legend 3a (p. 251-252). Note that the presence of cuirass could be questionable and this coin may be regarded as LUGDUNUM 136a (bust J, draped only; officina A not attested). But see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 248; BUSTS D, E, H and J. Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 178, no. 162; bust F*6, cuirassed or cuirassed and draped, sceptre or spear) as RIC VI LUGDUNUM 135 (bust H, draped only, sceptre instead of spear). Bastien apparently cites the very example cited in RIC (Gerin coll.). However, according to RIC rules, this coin has bust type O (not attested for obv. legend 3a) and should be listed after LUGDUNUM 139. See also: LUGDUNUM [after 139], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [O], OFFICINA B

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Weight 8.51 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on CGB Monnaies 27 (lot 313) in October 2006 for EUR 600. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in November 2023 for GBP 35; weight 7.58 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XVI, no. 162); weight 8.10 g [click for picture].