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RIC VII, TRIER 305, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur., wearing trabea, eagle-tipped sceptre in r. hand.
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REVERSE
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BEATA•TRAN-QVILLITAS [BEATA • TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars. PTR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 305 except for dot in rev. legend. Variety not mentioned either in RMBT or in RIC but pictured in RIC on Plate 4 (no. 305) and in RMBT on Plate I (p. 31, no. 5).
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NOTES
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Weight 2.7 g; diameter 19 mm. From Via-Agrippa.
Other specimens:
- from RIC (Plate 4, no. 305); different dies; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture];
- sold on CNG site for USD 75; now in Brent Upchurch's collection; weight 3.21 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];
- from NVMMVS BIBLE II; posted by crispus [click for picture];
- from RMBT (plate I, no. 5) [click for picture].
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