RIC VII, TRIER [before 314], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G11 var.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, holding horse by bridle with l. hand [G11 var.].
REVERSE	BEATATRA-NQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars. PTR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G11 var. Not attested for obv. legend 7a (p. 191). Bust type similar to G11 except for bust draped and cuirassed instead of cuirassed only. Footnote to TRIER 314 reads as follows: "Rev. break A-N, obv. bust dr., spear across r. shoulder". Listed in RMBT (p. 64, no. 12). Note that TRIER 314 with similar bust turned left is listed in RMBT (p. 64, no. 13), but not illustrated. Misprint in RIC suspected (G11 l. instead of G11). Coin should be listed before TRIER 314.

NOTES

Weight 2.71 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 128 (lot 887) in May 2006 for EUR 525. Other specimens: - from the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18204522); plate coin in RMBT; weight 3.70 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]. - sold on CGB E-auction 114 (lot 61213) in June 2015 for EUR 180; weight 2.25 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2016 for EUR 78; sold on CNG eAuction 492 (lot 443) in May 2021 for USD 275; weight 2.79 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].