7-1734

RIC VII, TRIER [before 489], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], OFFICINA S [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [B4].

REVERSE

CONSTAN/TINVS/CAESAR [CONSTANTINVS CAESAR]; rev. legend in three lines; star above. STR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4. Not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 210). Not listed in Zschucke BTP. Probably an ancient imitation. Could be noted in RIC before TRIER 489.

See also:
TRIER [before 489], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], OFFICINA P [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 1.57 g; diameter 15 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2936) in March 2023 for CHF 130.

Other specimens:

- from CNG auction 34 (lot 982), September 1995; weight 1.81 g [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in January 2023 for GBP 43; weight 1.24 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 8954) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski