RIC VII, SISCIA [after 139], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER, BUST TYPE [B4 l.]
OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/XX; captive std. on ground on either side. In left field chi-rho [probably with no religious connotation]. ЄSIS* in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Licinius I and Licinius II (p. 441). Coin should be listed after SISCIA 139.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.06 g. Coin sold on eBay in October 2020 for EUR 58.
Other specimens:
- from Bikić-Do Hoard (p. 77 and Plate XVII, no. 755); weight 3.12 g [click for picture];
- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; weight 2.773 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];
- from: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 17. Teil: Constantinische Zeit (II)", Money Trend 2011, no. 10, p. 165, no. 10; weight 2.76 g; diameter 18.3-19.3 mm [click for picture].
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