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RIC VII, SISCIA [after 208], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr. cuir.

REVERSE

VBIQVEVI-CTORES [VBIQVE VICTORES]; prince stg. r. in military dress, cloak spread, r. holding transverse spear, l. globe; captive std. on ground on either side. SIS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Note medallion with similar reverse minted for Constantine II in Thessalonica [THESSALONICA 164] and gold fraction minted in Trier [TRIER 198]. Coin should be listed after SISCIA 208.

NOTES

AV medallion of 1½ solidi. Weight 6.54 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 24 (lot 292) in December 2002 for CHF 14,400.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski