RIC VII, LYONS 78, CONSTANTINE I, BUST TYPE VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTAN-TINVSA[VG] [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., high-crested helmet, dr., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, parazonium in l. hand.
REVERSE	VICTORIAELA[ETPRINC]PERP [VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP]; two Victories facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar of varying design. P two captives L in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Similar to H11 l. except for bust cuirassed and draped and parazonium (or pugio) in l. hand. Note that single specimen cited in RIC (and shown in Bastien Lyon (318-337); plate I, no. 15) as LYONS 78 is quite different: bust is cuirassed only and the left hand is not visible. Note also that reading of obv. legend is not certain: could be ...AG. For varieties of bust types H11 and H12 see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89.

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Weight 2.76 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Nomos Obolos webauction 8 (lot 738) in December 2017 for CHF 420. Now in the Nemesis Collection.