RIC VII, LYONS [after 186], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [L3 var.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir., raising r. hand, globe in l. hand [L3 var.].
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 - L3 var. Not attested for obv. legend 7c (p. 133). Note that bust is cuirassed instead of cuirassed and draped. The variety itself is somehow similar to LYONS 186 but according to Bastien Lyon (318-337) (footnote 2 on p. 158) unique specimen cited in RIC was incorrectly described (bust L3). Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 158, no. 127). Should be listed in RIC as corrected LYONS 186 or after LYONS 186.

NOTES

Weight 3.15 g; diameter 21.5 mm. From the collection of Guy Braun. Other specimens: - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VIII, no. 127b); weight 2.97 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VIII, no. 127a); weight 3.47 g [click for picture]; - from Collection Claude Pisana no. 605; weight 2.14 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXIX, no. 127c) [click for picture].