7-3528

RIC VII, THESSALONICA 17, CONSTANTINE II, [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAESAR [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAESAR]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

VIRTVSEXER-CITVSGALL [VIRTVS EXERCITVS GALL]; Mars nude, advancing r., chlamys flying, trophy across l. shoulder, transverse spear in r. hand; captive on ground on either side. •SM•TS• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. Type known for Bruun only from Efrem Pegan's cast and not verified Gotha coin. Cf. footnote 17 on p. 501. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 112, no. 8/9) after RIC with wrong obv. legend: ...CAES instead of CAESAR.

NOTES

Weight 4.45 g; diameter 20 mm. Sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 34 (lot 211) in November 2006 for CHF 5,750.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski