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RIC VII, LYONS [before 149], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].
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REVERSE
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BEATATRANQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. C in left field, R in right field. PLG in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5. Not attested for obv. legend 7d (p. 132). Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 155, no. 106). Should be listed in RIC before LYONS 149.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.90 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on eBay in June 2011 for USD 279.20; sold in CGB E-shop (brm_276885) for EUR 420.
Other specimens:
- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; weight 3.25 g; diameter 19.2 mm [click for picture];
- from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VII, no. 106); weight 2.96 g [click for picture];
- from dumez-numismatique.com; weight 2.64 g; diameter 19 mm; possibly an ancient imitation [click for picture].
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