RIC VII, CYZICUS 83, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., pearl-diadem with end-rosette, dr., cuir.
REVERSE	GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg.; between them, two standards. SMKB in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 83 (Numismatik Naumann 73, lot 631, 2.23 g, 18 mm) except for pearl diadem with end-rosette. Note that busts of CYZICUS 83 are described as "busts with wreaths resembling pearl diadem" (footnote 83 on p. 655). But laurel wreath with end-rosette is rather impossible. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 655.

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Weight 2.20 g. Sold on eBay in June 2015 for GBP 3.30.