7-4086

RIC VII, TRIER 521, CONSTANTIUS II, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOB [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXER-CITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, holding spear in outer hand, inner hand resting on shield set on ground; between them two standards. TRS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 521 except for obv. legend ended with ...NOB instead of ...NOB C. Crude style. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.02 g; diameter 15.5 mm. Sold on CNG eAuction 580 (lot 738) in February 2025 for USD 200.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski