RIC VII, SISCIA [before 227], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPI-IVVE-NTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. l., in military dress, holding vexillum and vertical sceptre; to r., two standards. SIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to SISCIA 227 (NAC 34, lot 213; 4.30 g; 22 mm) except for longer obv. legend, ended in ...NOB CAES instead of ...NOB C. Coin should be listed before SISCIA 227.

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Solidus. Weight 4.56 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 78 (lot 1169) in May 2014 for CHF 8,000; sold on Roma Numismatics aution XIX (lot 954) in March 2020 for GBP 4,800; sold on Roma Numismatics auction XXII (lot 871) in October 2021 for GBP 5,500. Other specimens: - sold on Tkalec Auction February 2002 (lot 251) for CHF 7,800; sold on Numismatica Genevensis auction 4 (lot 268) in December 2006 for CHF 16,000; weight 4.47 g [click for picture].