7-1416

RIC VII, LYONS [after 271], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE [B5] [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNOB [CONSTANTINVS IV NOB (sic!)]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].

REVERSE

GLORI-AEX[ERC]-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; between them one standard. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND BUST TYPE - B5. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 140). Note unusual obv. legend ...IV NOB ("B" retrograde). Obviously an ancient imitation. To be noted after LYONS 271.

NOTES

Weight 2.03 g. Coin sold on eBay in March 2013 for USD 11.49.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski