7-2019

RIC VII, LYONS 266, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

Victory stg. l., on prow, holding spear aand shield. Star in l. field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to LYONS 266 except for star in field instead of in m.m. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 1.16 g; diameter 14 mm. Coin sold on CGB site in September 2014 for EUR 57.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski