RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [before 131B], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER [...CAESAR]

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); head r. with plain diadem, looking upwards.
REVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSCAESAR [CONSTANTINVS CAESAR]; Victory advancing l., holding wreath, palm branch. M in left field. CONSΘ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Constantine I and Constantius II (CONSTANTINOPLE 131A and CONSTANTINOPLE 131B in "Addenda and Corrigenda", p. 719). See also note in "Addenda and Corrigenda" to p. 584, no. 99A on p. 719. Note that so far two different rev. legend breaks are attested: I-N and N-TI-N, which could make in RIC two separate entries (cf. TRIER 18-21 or CONSTANTINOPLE 93-94). Emission 5 (333-334) in Ramskold - Constantinople silver. Coin should be listed in RIC before CONSTANTINOPLE 131B. See also: CONSTANTINOPLE [before 131B], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER [...CAES]

NOTES

Siliqua. Weight 2.87 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on Solidus Sommer-Auktion 43 (lot 429) in June 2019 for EUR 550. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2781) in March 2023 for CHF 420; sold on CNG Triton XXVII (lot 6346) in January 2024 for USD 425. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 117 (lot 1259) in November 2003 for EUR 240; weight 3.26 g; diameter 22 mm; rev. legend breaks N-TI-N [click for picture]; - sold on Baldwin & Sons auction 115 (lot 422) in May 2024 for GBP 420; weight 3.39 g; rev. legend breaks N-TI-N [click for picture].