7-4085

RIC VII, LYONS 242/241, URBS ROMA, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmet with plume (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak [LYONS 242].

REVERSE

Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. PLG in exergue [LYONS 241].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse LYONS 242 with reverse LYONS 241. Apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
LYONS 242/241, URBS ROMA, HYBRID

NOTES

Weight 1.29 g; diameter 14.5 mm. Sold on CNG eAuction 580 (lot 721) in February 2025 for USD 140.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski