RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 20A], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER
OBVERSE
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DNCONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES [D N CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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FELIXPROC-ESSVSCOSII [FELIX PROCESSVS COS II]; Prince in consular dress stg. l., globe in r. hand, short sceptre in l. SIRM in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Crispus (p. 470). Note that coins from Sirmium were probably the prototypes for similar issue minted in Antioch (cf. p. 683-684). Coin should be listed after SIRMIUM 20A.
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NOTES
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Solidus. Weight 4.33 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 52 (lot 615) in October 2009 for CHF 6,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 106 Part I (lot 1062) in May 2018 for CHF 5,000.
Other specimens:
- sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 111 (lot 393) in September 2018 for CHF 8,000; weight 4.49 g [click for picture].
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