6-1947

RIC VI, ROMA, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [MONETA AVGG]

  

OBVERSE

FLVALCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

MONETAAVGG [MONETA AVGG]; three Monetae stg. l., each holding scale and cornucopiae.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Æ medallions of the rulers of the First Tetrarchy with three Monetae on reverse are omitted both in RIC V/2 and RIC VI. Apparently most of these coins belong to the pre-reform coinage, but the present author decided to include them in this supplement. Note that the weight of individual specimens could vary significantly (from less than 20 g to 40 g and more). Listed in Gnecchi II (p. 130, no. 3).

NOTES

Æ medallion. Weight 20.73 g; diameter 32 mm. From the Bibliothèque nationale de France (IFN-11353253).

Other specimens:

- from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.3163); weight 22.19 g; diameter 33 mm; obv. legend break A-N; rev. legend breaks N-E and V-G [click for picture];

- from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (IFN-11353252); weight 27.61 g; diameter 35.2 mm; rev. legend break V-G [click for picture];

- from Gnecchi II (plate 128, no. 4); obv. legend break A-N; rev. legend breaks N-E and V-G [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski