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RIC VII, CYZICUS 19, CONSTANTINE II, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

DNFLCLCONSTANTINIVSNOBC [D N FL CL CONSTANTINIVS (sic!) NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, holding sceptre with eagle on top, Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle with wreath to l.; captive to r. on ground. X over II[half] in right field. SMKΓ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 19 except for CONSTANTINIVS in obv. legend instead of CONSTANTINVS. Apparently an engraver's error.

NOTES

Weight 2.94 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2904) in July 2024 for CHF 80.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski