RIC VII, LYONS [after 144], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [M2 l. var.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVS•IVN•COS•II [CONSTANTINVS • IVN • COS • II]; bust l., laur., wearing trabea, Victory on globe in r. hand [M2 l. var.].
REVERSE	BEATATRANQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX in three lines; above, three stars. C in left field, R in right field. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - M2 l. var. Not attested for obv. legend 7b (p. 131). Similar to bust type M2 except for Victory on globe instead of globe only. Listed in Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 152-153, no. 96). Coin should be listed after LYONS 144.

NOTES

Weight 3.48 g. From Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VI, no. 96a). Other specimens: - sold on eBay in February 2018 for EUR 146; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5153) in July 2023 for CHF 320; weight 3.01 g; diameter 19 mm; note ...I IVN... in obv. legend (cf. RIC footnote 141 on p. 131: "In L 1 irregular CONSTANTINVS I IVN COS • II • (I1 l.)) [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VI, no. 96b); the same dies as above; weight 3.00 g [click for picture]; - from eBay; weight 3.18 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_283353), sold for EUR 145; weight 3.45 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate VI, no. 96c); weight 3.44 g [click for picture];