RIC VII, LYONS [after 241], CONSTANTINOPOLIS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [N2 l.], OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	CONS[TA]N-TINOPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., helmet with pearl diadem, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear [N2 l.].
REVERSE	Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - N2 l. Not attested for this issue (p. 131). Bust distinctly different from usual N1 type (cf. LYONS 241). Not listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 223, no. 3). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 241. See also: LYONS [after 241], CONSTANTINOPOLIS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [N2 l.], OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 2.93 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on Coins.ee auction 67 (lot 24) in December 2024 for EUR 41. Other specimens: - sold on Heritage Auctions auction 232140 (lot 61269) in October 2021 for USD 100; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 273 (lot 604) in November 2020 for EUR 80; weight 2.90 g [click for picture]; - from Collezione Sabetta (plate 60, no. 3); weight 2.18 g; diameter 17.5 mm [click for picture].