7-549

RIC VII, TRIER -/589, URBS ROMA, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., laur. helmet (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.

REVERSE

Victory l. on prow with spear, shield. TRS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse of unlisted TRIER [before 589] with reverse TRIER 589 (p. 223). Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 1.50 g; diameter 14 mm. Note laureate helmet. Now in Elagabale2000 collection.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in December 2008 for USD 8.56 (officina letter uncertain); diameter 15 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski