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RIC VII, ROME 130, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back [B3].

REVERSE

[CLARITA]-SR-EIPVBLICA [CLARITAS REIPVBLICA]; Sol rad., advancing l., raising r. hand, holding whip in l., chlamys flying. T in wreath in left field. RP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. RIC describes Sol as holding whip and globe (p. 312). Here Sol is holding only whip. Note, however, that beacuse of double strike this correction should be taken with caution. Note also REIPVDLICA (or REIPVDLICE) in rev. legend instead of REIPVBLICAE.

NOTES

Weight 2.68 g; diameter 21 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2819) in July 2024 for CHF 130.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski