7-3070

RIC VII, TRIER [before 518], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4] AND OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTA-NIINVSA [CONSTANTINVS A (sic!)]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [B4].

REVERSE

GLORI-EXER-CITVS [GLORI (sic!) EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, stg. front, looking at each other; each holding spear and rests hand on shield; between them two standards. TRP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4 AND OBVERSE LEGEND. Neither bust type nor obv. legend is attested for this issue. Note crude style and lettering. Note also GLORIA in rev. legend instead of GLORIA. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214. Coin could be noted in RIC before TRIER 518.

See also:
TRIER [before 518], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4] AND OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]
TRIER [before 518], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4] [IRREGULAR COIN]
TRIER [before 518], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7] [IRREGULAR COIN]
TRIER 518, CONSTANTINE I, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]
TRIER [after 518], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E8 l.] [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 1.73 g; diameter 15 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 12 (lot 1374) in May 2020 for CHF 25.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski