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RIC VII, LYONS [after 105], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, BUST TYPE L2

   

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINOIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINO IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir., raising r. hand [L2].

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, BUST TYPE - L2. RIC lists for Constantine II only obv. legend: D N CONSTANTINO IVN N C. Also bust type L2 is not attested. 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 I1 l.

NOTES

Weight 2.9 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in February 2011 for USD 63.65 [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier]. Collection Claude Pisana no. 547.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski