7-549

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

  

OBVERSE

VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmeted, 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. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88.

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