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RIC VII, CYZICUS 84, CONSTANTIUS II, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVNNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVN (sic!) NOB C]; bust r., laur., 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

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 84 except for CONSTANTIVN in obv. legend instead of CONSTANTIVS. Apparently an engraver's error.

NOTES

Weight 2.25 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4864) in December 2023 for CHF 140.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski