RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 40], CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr. cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIP-IIVVE-NTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. l. in military dress, holding standard and vertical spear; behind, two other standards. SIRM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to SIRMIUM 40 (VL Nummus 12, lot 172, 4.48 g) except for different rev. legend breaks: P-IIVVE-N instead of I-IVVEN-T. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 104, no. 2/4) also with rev legend breaks I-IVVEN-T. For gold issues different rev. legend break sometimes makes a separate entry in RIC VII (cf. RIC VII TRIER 27-31 or RIC VII TRIER 575 and 576). Coin should be listed after SIRMIUM 40.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.56 g. Coin sold on Künker auction 318 (lot 1915) in March 2019 for EUR 3,200; sold on Künker auction 365 (lot 5436) in March 2019 for EUR 4,000.