RIC VII, ROME [after 138], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNN[O]B[C] [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., head bare, cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPII-V-VENTVTI[S] [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince in military dress, stg. r., cloak spread, transverse spear in r. hand, globe in l.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. Not attested for this issue. Also this type of rev. is not attested for Constantine II. Attribution uncertain, could be Trier. Note that RIC is correct and unique cited example of ROME 139 from the British Museum (no. 1860,0326.141; 1.29 g; minted for Licinius II) has rev. legend PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS but with different breaks I-V-V. Coin should be listed after ROME 138.

NOTES

Fraction. Weight 1.53 g; diameter 14 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 24 (lot 690) in January 2016 for GBP 850. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3238) in March 2023 for CHF 330.