RIC VII, CYZICUS [before 76], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, BUST TYPE E8, OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.
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. SMKΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists only longer obv. legend CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. But see footnote 78 on p. 655: "In RV [Rome, Biblioteca Vaticana] an interesting off. Γ, obv. legend CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, of regular appearance. Dattari records a similar coin, but with bust B4 and an of. Δ, bust E8, though details of diadem are unknown". Coin should be listed before CYZICUS 76. See also: CYZICUS [before 76], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, BUST TYPE B4 CYZICUS [before 76], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, BUST TYPE E8, OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 2.97 g; diameter 17-18 mm. From Beast Coins. Other specimens: - from Savoca Numismatik 5th blue auction (lot 1082), August 2019; weight 2.84 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Tauler & Fau E-auction 68 (lot 1205) in November 2020 for EUR 14 (heavily tooled; officina letter uncertain, could be A); weight 2.70 g [click for picture]; - from the collection of David D.; weight 2.12 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].