7-1847

RIC VII, LYONS 282, CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED OFFICINA P

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GLOR-[IAEXE]RC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; between them one standard. *PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - P. RIC lists officina S (p. 141). Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 189, no. 7). Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 186, no. 273).

NOTES

Weight 1.60 g; diameter 15 mm. Coin sold on eBay in November 2017 for GBP 26.

Other specimens:

- from Collezione Sabetta (plate 49, no. 7); weight 1.67 g; diameter 15.2 mm [click for picture];

- from Collection Claude Pisana no. 725; weight 1.63 g [click for picture];

- from www.la-detection.com; posted by spartacus; weight 1.60 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture];

- from eBay [click for picture];

- from the collection of Peatstuff; weight 1.31 g; diameter 15 mm; may be regarded as an ancient imitation [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate XXII, no. 273c); weight 1.64 g [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate XIX, no. 273a); weight 1.27 g [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate XIX, no. 273b); weight 1.28 g [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in August 2015 for AUD 13; may be regarded as an imitation/forgery [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski