RIC VII, LONDON [before 224], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [K2] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir., eagle-tipped sceptre in r. hand [K2].
REVERSE	BEATA•TRAN-QVILLITAS [BEATA • TRANQVILLITAS]; globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. PLON in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - K2 AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Not attested for obv. legend 1b (p. 111). But see: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 90. Note also dot in rev. legend after BEATA. This minor variant is not attested in Cloke-Toone. Coin should be listed in RIC before LONDON 224. See also: LONDON [before 224], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [K2] LONDON [before 224], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [K2 l.] LONDON [before 224], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [K2 l.] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.64 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1973,0903.43). Other specimens: - from Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction 5 (lot 776, LC 160), May 2012; weight 2.86 g; diameter 20 mm; obv. legend break I-N [click for picture].