7-3771

RIC VII, LYONS 28, CONSTANTINE I, [CORRECTION]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVS[M]-AX-AVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust l., laur. helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm, holding horse by bridle [H10 l.].

REVERSE

VICTORIA-AVGG NN [VICTORIA AVGG NN]; Victory stg. r., l. foot on helmet, inscribing VOT/X on shield on palm-tree. T in left field, F in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. RIC marks bust as H19 l. (p. 124) which is an obvious misprint for H10 l. However, this type is so rare that it is worth to present it here with good illustration. Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 252, no. 558).

NOTES

Weight 2.97 g; diameter 18.5 mm. Coin sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 276 (lot 649) in April 2021 for EUR 1,600; sold on CNG Triton XXVII (lot 904) in January 2024 for USD 2,750.

Other specimens:

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LXII, no. 558); weight 2.34 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski