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RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 60, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY, MINT ERROR

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground; between them two standards. CONS• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 60 except for dot in m.m. instead of officina letter. Probably mint error: carelessly engraved Θ or clogged die.

NOTES

Weight 2.57 g; diameter 18 mm. From the collection of David D.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski