RIC VII, LYONS [after 12], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSMAXPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX P F AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., Victory in r. hand, sceptre in l. hand.
REVERSE	MARTICON-SERVATORI [MARTI CONSERVATORI]; Mars helmeted, stg. r., chlamys across l. shoulder, holding reversed vertical spear, hand resting on shield. T in left field, F in right field. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE. Obv. legend not attested for this issue. Bust type slightly similar to I2 l. For varieties of bust types I1 and I2 see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89-90. Note that elaborate cuirass may be regarded as trabea. Listed in Bastien Lyon - supplément II (p. 134, no. 559α) with bust type I*8 which is described as "tenant un parazonium de la main gauche et un globe nicéphore de la main droite". But there is almost certainly no globe and Constantine is holding sceptre. Coin should be listed in RIC after LYONS 12.

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Weight 2.21 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on VAuctions Triskeles Sale 17 (lot 542) in September 2016 for USD 375. Collection Claude Pisana no. 481. Other specimens: - from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXVI, no. 559α); weight 2.84 g [click for picture].