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RIC VII, ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. RP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ROME 163 except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See also footnote to ROME 158 on p. 315: "Two rev. varieties: (a) not shield but wreath on cippus, streaming wreath ties, garland on face of altar, and (b) cippus on square base, face decorated but no garland, shield on cippus".

See also:
ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA T
ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 2.68 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 243 (lot 504) in October 2010 for USD 525. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3028) in March 2023 for CHF 450.

Other specimens:

- sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 41 (lot 633) in June 2018 for GBP 975; weight 3.74 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Gorny & Mosch E-Auction 278 (lot 3820) in April 2021 for EUR 130; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3029) in March 2023 for CHF 320; weight 2.99 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski