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RIC VII, LYONS 246/247, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANT-INOPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.

REVERSE

She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above. •PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse LYONS 246 with reverse LYONS 247. Note light weight. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 1.37 g. From Jacquier, September 2009.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in January 2021 for GBP 90; weight 1.70 g; diameter 16 mm; obv. legend break N-T (but note also errors: CONSTANTINOIIS) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski