7-1923

RIC VII, LYONS [after 107], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [L7 l. var.]

   

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., high-crested helmet, cuir., raising r. hand [L7 l. var.].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/XX in two lines, captive std. on ground on either side. A in left field, S in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - L7 l. var. Not attested in RIC VII. Similar to L7 l. except for high-crested helmet instead of ordinary helmet with long crest and visor. Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 145, no. 50; bust D*5 with no distinction between helmet types). Should be listed in RIC after LYONS 107.

See also:
LYONS [after 107], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [L7 l.]

NOTES

Weight 2.14 g; diameter 20 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_482216), sold for EUR 190.

Other specimens:

- from VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins); weight 2.30 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski