RIC VII, LYONS [after 123], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5]

OBVERSE	DNCONSTANTINOIVNNC [D N CONSTANTINO IVN N C]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].
REVERSE	VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/XX in two lines; captive std. on either side. C in left field, R in right field. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5. Not attested for obv. legend 7a (p. 130). Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 149, no. 76). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 123.

NOTES

Weight 3.10 g; diameter 18-19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2016 for EUR 78; from VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins). Other specimens: - sold on eBay in January 2012 for GBP 46; weight 2.95 g; diameter 19 mm; Collection Claude Pisana no. 571 [click for picture]. - from VCoins (Educational Coin Company) [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate V, no. 76); weight 3.21 g [click for picture].