RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [after 148], HANNIBALLIANUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	FLHANNIBALLIANOREGI [FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI]; bust r., head bare, dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SECV-RITASPVBLICA [SECVRITAS PVBLICA]; Euphrates std. r. on ground, leaning on sceptre, urn at his side, reed in background. CONSS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. For Hanniballianus' coins different rev legend break makes a new entry in RIC (cf. CONSTANTINOPLE 147 [break SE-C; NAC 98, lot 1451, 1.67 g] and CONSTANTINOPLE 148 [break SEC-V; Agora Auction 53, lot 232, 1.39 g, 17.8 mm]). So this variety with break SECV-R should be listed in RIC under separate number after CONSTANTINOPLE 148. See also: CONSTANTINOPLE [after 146], HANNIBALLIANUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY CONSTANTINOPLE [after 148], HANNIBALLIANUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 1.36 g. Coin sold on Künker eLive Auction 70 (lot 8322) in February 2022 for EUR 260 (note, however, extensive tooling). Other specimens: - sold on VAuction sale 252 (lot 125) in September 2010 for USD 322; weight 1.47 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, July 2018; weight 1.44 g; diameter 16.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 13 (lot 1546) in August 2020 for CHF 110; weight 1.36 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4370) in December 2023 for CHF 110; weight 1.59 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - from Coryssa database (ID 806594) [click for picture]; - from Savoca Numismatik 18th blue auction (lot 1998), March 2019; weight 0.93 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture]; - sold on NSB Auctions web auction 2 (lot 862) in December 2020 for EUR 130; weight 1.0 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture].