7-3948

RIC VII, CYZICUS [after 68], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E9], OFFICINA B

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., pearl diadem, dr., cuir. [E9].

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, spear in outer hand, inner hand on shield set on ground; between them, two standards. SMKB• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E9. Not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 654). But see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 653-654. Should be listed in RIC after CYZICUS 68.

NOTES

Weight 2.38 g; diameter 17 mm. From London Coin Galleries auction 4 (lot 1115), June 2017.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in October 2016 for USD 37; weight 2.36 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski