7-2647

RIC VII, LONDON [before 131], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [7a]

  

OBVERSE

FLCLCONSTANTINVSIVNNC [FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C] [7a]; 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 (8.11.009). Should be listed in RIC before LONDON 131.

NOTES

Weight 3.46 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on Dix Noonan Webb Live Online Auction (lot 161) in April 2018 for GBP 120; sold on CNG eAuction 526 (lot 712) in November 2022 for USD 170.

Other specimens:

- from Eid Mar Auctions auction 5 (lot 647), October 2024; weight 3.99 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 3.62 g; diameter 17.63-19.15 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski