RIC VII, TRIER 537, CONSTANTINE I, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., laurel wreath with small rosettes, dr., cuir. [E9 var.].
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. TR•S in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Similar to E9 but diadem looks like an intermediate stage between laurel wreath [TRIER 538] and full rosette-diadem [TRIER 537]. See also: TRIER 537, CONSTANTINE I, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA P

NOTES

Weight 2.96 g; diameter 17-18 mm. Coin sold Münz Zentrum Rheinland auction 182 (lot 460) in September 2017 for EUR 53. Other specimens: - from Triskeles Auctions sale 21 (lot 585), September 2017; weight 2.79 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture].