RIC VI, LUGDUNUM 171a, CONSTANTIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY [MM var.], OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	CONSTANTIVSNOBC [CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur. helmet, cuir., sceptre over r. shoulder, studded shield on l. arm [MM var.].
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, B in right field. PLC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LUGDUNUM 171a with bust type MM except for laureate helmet. Note that for this issue RIC does not distinguish plain helmet from laureate helmet or radiate helmet. However, this difference is mentioned in footnotes (cf. footnotes 5, 6 and 12 on p. 250 or footnote 3 on p. 251). Note also shield studded instead of plain (cf. footnote 11 on p. 252). Not listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. See also: LUGDUNUM 171a, CONSTANTIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY [MM var.], OFFICINA A

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Weight 11.01 g; diameter 27.5 mm. Coin sold on CGB Monnaies 27 (lot 337) in October 2006 for EUR 600. Other specimens: - sold on Peus e-auction 420 (lot 6099) in November 2017 for EUR 420; weight 9.97 g [click for picture].