RIC VII, LONDON [before 239], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r. [B1].
REVERSE	BEATTRA-NQLITAS [BEAT TRANQLITAS]; globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX in three lines; two smaller globes on either side. F in left field, B in right field. PLON in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1. Not attested for obv. legend 1b (p. 112). But note two globes instead of three stars on reverse. Possibly an ancient imitation. Not listed in Cloke-Toone and regarded as "an unofficial product" (p. 272). Could be mentioned in RIC before LONDON 239.

NOTES

Weight 2.32 g; diameter 19 mm. From CGB Monnaies 45 (lot 704), October 2010. Other specimens: - from eBay, April 2020 [click for picture].