6-1937

RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 104, CONSTANTINE, [CORRECTION]

  

OBVERSE

FLVALCONSTANTINVSNOBCAES [FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

GENICA-ESARIS* [GENIO CAESARIS*]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. Crescent in left field, Є in right field. ANT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. RIC list for this type obv. legend 5a [FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG] which is rather unexpected for GENIO CAESARIS rev. Actually, obv. legend is FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES. Probably misprint in RIC: 5a instead of 5b.

NOTES

Weight 6.58 g; diameter 23 mm. From the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1925.176.77).

Other specimens:

- from the Nicola Tammaro Collection; weight 6.40 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by oblique; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski