7-532

RIC VII, TRIER [after 523], CONSTANTINOPOLIS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINOPOL [CONSTANTINOPOL]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.

REVERSE

Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. TRS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists only longer obv. legend: CONSTANTINOPOLIS (p. 214). Apparently an ancient imitation. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214. Could be noted after TRIER 523.

NOTES

Weight 2.23 g; diameter 16-17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2009 for USD 14.82.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski