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RIC VII, LONDON 241, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.

REVERSE

BEATTRA-NQLLTAS [BEAT TRANQLLTAS (sic!)]; globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. F in left field, B in right field. PLON in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDON 241 (BM 1994,0601.8, 2.56 g) except for ...TRANQLLTAS in rev. legend instead of ...TRANQLITAS. Apparently an engraver's error.

NOTES

Weight 3.35 g; diameter 18.5 mm. Ex Art Coins Roma (Bertolami Fine Art) auction 6 (lot 1215), December 2012; sold on CNG eAuction 516 (lot 620) in May 2022 for USD 300; sold on CNG eAuction 548 (lot 627) in October 2023 for USD 160; sold on CNG eAuction 584 (lot 842) in April 2025 for USD 200. Now in Victor Clark's collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski