7-1954

RIC VII, TRIER 563/561, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-NOPOLIS [CONSTANNOPOLIS (sic!)]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear [TRIER 563].

REVERSE

She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above. Palm branch pointing to the left. PRT in exergue [TRIER 561].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse TRIER 563 with reverse TRIER 561. Note error in obv. legend (TI omitted), retrograde m.m. (PRT instead of TRP) and palm branch on rev. pointed to the left instead of to the right. Note also very light weight. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 0.86 g; diameter 14 mm. Offered on eBay in March 2016.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski