7-3785

RIC VII, CYZICUS 79, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVSMAX AVG]; bust r., pearl-diadem with rosette, 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. SMKS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. RIC lists only officinae A, Δ and Є (p. 655). Note that it is unclear (cf. footnote 78 on p. 655) if pearl-diadem with rosette counts as rosette-diadem (bust E8) or as pearl-diadem (bust E9).

See also:
CYZICUS 79, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA B
CYZICUS 79, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ

NOTES

Weight 2.80 g; diameter 18.9 mm. From Aquila Numismatics auction 3 (lot 808), July 2022.

Other specimens:

- from the collection of David D.; weight 2.32 g; diameter 16-18 mm [click for picture].

- from the collection of David D.; weight 2.14 g; diameter 17-18 mm; if there is a dot in m.m., coin is CYZICUS 66, off. S also not attested [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski