RIC VII, TRIER [after 544], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], OFFICINA P
OBVERSE
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CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [B4].
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REVERSE
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GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA 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.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 217). But cf. TRIER 538. See also footnote 544 on p. 217: "Varying diadems in off. P: laurel wreath with forehead rosette, rosette diadems with large pellets or with forehead rosette, leaves and pellets, or ordinary rosette diadem. One V[ienna], off. S, plain diadem with rosette." See example of TRIER 544 with laurel wreath with forehead rosette. Coin should be listed after TRIER 544.
See also:
TRIER [after 544], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], OFFICINA S
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NOTES
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Weight 2.50 g; diameter 16 mm. From Via-Agrippa.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in July 2015 for GBP 10.07 [click for picture];
- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 90430); weight 2.60 g; diameter 16-17 mm [click for picture];
- from Roma Numismatics; weight 2.12 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].
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