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RIC VII, LYONS 126, CONSTANTINE I, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPIAVG [CONSTANTINVS PI (sic!) AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

BEATATRANQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX in three lines; above, two stars. C in left field, R in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to LYONS 126 except for PI (Pius?) in obv. legend instead of P F. Good style but note also retrograde "N" in legends and two stars (instead of three) above altar. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 3.06 g; diameter 18 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4488) in December 2023 for CHF 130.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski