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RIC VII, LONDON [after 288], CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust l., laur., cuir, Victory on globe in r. hand.

REVERSE

BEATTRA-NQLITAS [BEAT TRANQLITAS]; globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. PLON in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDON 288 with bust type I1 l. but l. hand is not visible. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89-90. Listed in Cloke-Toone (9.05.033; not illustrated). Should be listed in RIC after LONDON 288.

NOTES

Weight 2.72 g; diameter 20 mm. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 80 (lot 1693) in February 2021 for GBP 50.

Other specimens:

- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS (bust could be regarded as trabeate); weight 2.582 g; diameter 19.9 mm [click for picture];

- sold on iNumis Mail Bid Sale 6 (lot 316) in November 2008 for EUR 180; weight 3.43 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture];

- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS); weight 3.005 g; diameter 19.3 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in November 2013 for EUR 112; weight 2.30 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski