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RIC VII, LYONS [after 64], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D7]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONS-TANTINVSPAVG [CONSTANTINVS P AVG]; bust r., high-crested helmet (bowl-shaped), cuir. [D7].
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REVERSE
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VICTORIAELAETPRINCPERP [VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP]; two Victories facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar of varying design. Two captives in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D7. Not attested for obv. legend 1b (p. 126). Not listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 64.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.95 g; diameter 17-18 mm. From Beast Coins.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in January 2012 for USD 89.14; weight 2.9 g; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture];
- from Bikić-Do Hoard (p. 40 and plate VI, no. 1); weight 2.76 g; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture].
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