7-3773

RIC VII, TICINUM [before 172], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] AND OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCA [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CA]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

DOMNORNOSNTAOR•CAESS [DOMNOR (sic!) NOSNTAOR (sic!) • CAESS]; laurel wreath enclosing VOT/X. Crescent in middle field. PT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] AND OBVERSE LEGEND, REVERSE VARIETY. Bust type B1 is not attested for Constantine II. Note also errors: obv. legend with ...NOB CA instead of ...NOB C. and reverse legend with DOMNOR NOSNTAOR instead of DOMINOR • NOSTROR. Apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
TICINUM [before 172], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] AND OBVERSE LEGEND, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 3.10 g; diameter 20 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4762) in December 2023 for CHF 75.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski