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RIC VII, TRIER 520, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY [TR]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

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. TR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 520 (which is possibly an ancient imitation; see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214) except for absence of officina letter in m.m. Note that TR at that time is a proper m.m. on gold pieces from Trier.

See also:
TRIER 518, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.58 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2016 for GBP 119. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5172) in July 2023 for CHF 650.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski