RIC VII, LYONS [after 156], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G5 l.]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSA-VG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [G5 l.].
REVERSE	BEATATRAN-QVILLITAS [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.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G5 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 132). Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 156, no. 110). Variety with sceptre (doubtful) listed separately in Bastien Lyon - supplément II (p. 141, no. 110α). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 156.

NOTES

Weight 2.4 g; diameter 18 mm. From the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18291186). Other specimens: - sold on eBay in December 2013 for USD 136; weight 2.4 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend breaks N-T and V-G; Collection Claude Pisana no. 598 [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Mariusz Graczyk]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VII, no. 110); weight 3.23 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXVIII, no. 110b); obv. legend breaks N-T and V-G [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXVIII, no. 110α); weight 2.77 g; sceptre instead of spear [click for picture].