7-1182

RIC VII, LYONS [after 105], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [I1 l.]

   

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINOIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINO IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., cuir., Victory on globe in r. hand, pugio in l. hand [I1 l.].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; trophy; captive std. on ground on either side. A in left field, S in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE - I1 l. RIC lists for Constantine II only obv. legend: D N CONSTANTINO IVN N C. Also bust type I1 l. is not attested. For varieties of bust types I1 and I2 see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89-90. Not listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 105.

See also:
LYONS [after 105], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, BUST TYPE L3 var.

NOTES

Weight 2.78 g; diameter 17.50 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_262570), sold for EUR 280. Collection Claude Pisana no. 546.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski