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RIC VII, LONDON [after 131], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [7c]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C] [7c]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back.

REVERSE

CLARITASREIPVBLICAE [CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Sol stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. Crescent in left field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for this type of rev. only obv. legend 7b (p. 105). Listed in Cloke-Toone (8.11.011). Should be listed in RIC after LONDON 131.

NOTES

Weight 3.65 g; diameter 18.8-19.8 mm. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From Spink auction 15007 (lot 675), December 2015. Ex Lee Toone.

Other specimens:

- from Coryssa database (ID 863736); weight 3.50 g; diameter 18.8 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Dutch Numismatic Auction E-live Auction 1 (lot 443) in June 2018 for EUR 40; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 81 (lot 1576) in February 2021 for GBP 54; weight 3.06 g [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 525 (lot 1415) in October 2022 for USD 60; weight 3.36 g; diameter 19.5 mm; rev. legend break R-E [click for picture];

- from Wildwinds; contributed by Chris Scarlioli; weight 3.26 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break R-E [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in January 2008 for USD 78.51; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Noviomagus; weight 3.20 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski