7-746

RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 20A], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER

   

OBVERSE

DNCONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES [D N CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

FELIXPROC-ESSVSCOSII [FELIX PROCESSVS COS II]; Prince in consular dress stg. l., globe in r. hand, short sceptre in l. SIRM in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

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.

NOTES

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].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski