RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 7], CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY
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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PRINCIPI-I-V-VENTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. l. in military dress, holding standard and vertical spear (long sceptre); behind, two other standards. SIRM in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to SIRMIUM 7 except for different rev. legend breaks: I-I-V-V instead of 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 could be listed after SIRMIUM 7.
See also:
SIRMIUM [after 7], CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY
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NOTES
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Solidus. Weight 4.29 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics auction XXIII (lot 1084) in March 2022 for GBP 2,400.
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