RIC VII, CYZICUS 128, CONSTANTIUS II, BUST TYPE VARIETY
OBVERSE
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FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust r., pearl-diadem with end-rosette (additional pearl), dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg.; between them, one standard. SMKB in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 128 except for pearl diadem with end-rosette (additional pearl). Bruun in many footnotes regards these diadems as wreaths resembling pearl diadem. But laurel wreath with end-rosette is rather impossible.
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NOTES
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Weight 1.72 g; diameter 16-17 mm. From the collection of David D.
Other specimens:
- from the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Collection (inventory no. roth13325); weight 1.69 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture].
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