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RIC VII, LYONS 238, CONSTANTINE II, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GLO-IAEXER-C-ITVS [GLOIA (sic!) EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; between them two standards. PLG [retrograde] in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to LYONS 238 except for GLOIA in rev. legend instead of GLORIA and retrograde PLG in m.m. Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g; diameter 18.5 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2020 for GBP 45.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski