RIC VII, LONDON 287, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust l., helmeted, cuir.
REVERSE	BEAT•TRA-N•QLITAS [BEAT • TRAN • QLITAS]; globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. PLON in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDON 287 except for two dots in rev. legend. Cf. also footnote to LONDON 284 on p. 115: "4 in AH [Appleford Hoard] with rev. BEAT • TRAN • QLITAS". Probably the same variety. Note that these dots are very small and sometimes only one is visible. Not attested in Cloke-Toone.

NOTES

Weight 3.58 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 59 (lot 975) in July 2019 for GBP 200. Other specimens: - from the Charles Geddes Collection (the first dot hardly visible); weight 2.8 g; diameter 17.9-19.3 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in May 2012 for GBP 15.05 (first dot obliterated) [click for picture]; - from iNumis Mail Bid Sale 8 (Lot 309), March 2009 (the second dot not visible); weight 3.22 g; diameter 20 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture]; - from CGB auction, June 2004 (the first dot hardly visible); weight 3.47 g; diameter 18.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG site for USD 95 (the second dot hardly visible); weight 3.26 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Gorny & Mosch auction 229 (lot 1923), March 2105; weight 2.96 g; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture]; - from Timeline Originals (first dot obliterated); weight 2.99 g; diameter 19.36 mm [click for picture]; - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 5009) (first dot hardly visible) [click for picture].