
RIC VII, TRIER [after 317], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H1 l. var.], OFFICINA P
OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINVSAV [CONSTANTINVS AV (sic!)]; bust l., helmeted, dr., cuir., spear across r. shoulder [H1 l. var.].
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REVERSE
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BEATATRAN-[QVILLIT]AS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars. PTR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H1 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 191). Note error in obv. legend: ...AV instead of ...AVG (cf. p. 216, n. 537 to TRIER 537). Possibly an engraver's error but see also example of this type from off. S. Could be regarded as an ancient imitation. However, listed in RMBT (p. 32, no. 50). Coin should be listed after TRIER 317.
See also:
TRIER [after 317], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H1 l.], OFFICINA S
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NOTES
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Weight 1.75 g; diameter 18 mm. Plate coin in RMBT (plate II, no. 50). Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 12 (lot 1362) in May 2020 for CHF 60.
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