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RIC VII, THESSALONICA [before 176], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; bust r., plain diadem, dr., cuir.

REVERSE

PRINCIPI-IVVE-NTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. l. in military dress, holding vexillum, sceptre on l. arm; to r., two standards. MTS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists this type with shorter obv. legend ...NOB C instead of NOB CAES. Note, however, that it could be an error in RIC. Coin should be listed before THESSALONICA 176.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.43 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 75 (lot 330) in November 2013 for CHF 7,500; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 100 (lot 655) in May 2017 for CHF 6,000; sold on Künker auction 326, part II (lot 1625) in October 2019 for EUR 6,500.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski