7-3878

RIC VII, LYONS [after 249], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E8] [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINV-SIVNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IV (sic!) NOB C]; bust r., rosette-diadem., dr., cuir. [E8].

REVERSE

GLORA-EXER-CITVS [GLORA (sic!) EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; between them two standards. Crescent PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E8. Not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 138). But note crude style and errors in legends. Apparently an ancient imitation. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 127, no. 37). Could be noted in RIC after LYONS 249.

NOTES

Weight 3.57 g; diameter 16.7 mm. From Collezione Sabetta (plate 29, no. 37).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski