7-3645

RIC VII, LYONS 256, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. dot (dot in crescent) SLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to LYONS 256 except for additional dot before m.m. Possibly an engraver's error. Note also that this coin may be regarded as an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.15 g; diameter 16 mm. From Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by six2ten.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski