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RIC VII, LYONS 246, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINOPOLI [CONSTANTINOPOLI (sic!)]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.
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REVERSE
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Victory stg. l., on prow, holding spear aand shield. •PLG in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to LYONS 246 except for obv. legend: CONSTANTINOPOLI instead of CONSTANTINOPOLIS. Could be an engraver's error. Note that variety CONSTANTINOPOLI is a correct legend in Heraclea, Constantinople, Nicomedia and Cyzicus. See also Bruun's footnote 246 on p. 138: "A slightly lighter specimen in Ox, off. P, obv. legend CONSTANT-INOPOLI". Possibly an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Weight 1.82 g; diameter 14 mm. From CGB Monnaies 41 (lot 1264), November 2009.
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