6-3121

RIC VI, ROMA [after 97a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur., with drapery on l. shoulder.

REVERSE

GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. T[club] in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for this emission (p. 360-361). Specimen similar to ROMA 97a except for bust with piece of drapery visible on l. shoulder. Variety probably much more frequent than for ROMA 94a-95b. Coin should be listed after ROMA 96b.

See also:
ROMA [after 96a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
ROMA [after 96b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
ROMA [after 97b], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

NOTES

Weight 11.24 g; diameter 28 mm. From the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1984.146.1974),

Other specimens:

- sold on CNG auction 84 (lot 1438) in May 2010 for USD 155; weight 8.50 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski