RIC VI, TREVERI [after 620a], CONSTANTIUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TIVSPFAVG [CONSTANTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLICONSE-R•AVGGETCAESSNN [HERCVLI CONSER • AVGG ET CAESS NN]; Hercules stg. r., head l., r. leaning on club, l. holding bow; lion's skin over l. shoulder, quiver behind r. shoulder. TR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to TREVERI 620a (BM 1924,0103.14, 5.19 g; cited in RIC) except for dot in rev. legend. Note also different rev. legend break (E-R instead of R-A). For gold issues different rev. legend break is sometimes listed in RIC under a separate number (cf. RIC VI TREVERI 802 and 807). In such case coin should be listed in RIC after TREVERI 620a. See also: TREVERI [after 620a], CONSTANTIUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.37 g. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik auction 91 (lot 678) in May 2004 for CHF 12,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 84 (lot 1184) in May 2015 for CHF 50,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 132 (lot 624) in May 2022 for CHF 60,000. Other specimens: - sold on Rauch auction 92 (lot 1464) in April 2013 for EUR 7,500; weight 5.34 g [click for picture].