RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 95], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4 l.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [B4 l.].
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; around VOT/V. TSBVI in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4 l.. Not attested for obv. legend 7b (p. 509). Note that THESSALONICA 95 with bust B1 also exists but existence of variety with longer obv. legend (THESSALONICA 94) is doubtful. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 95.

NOTES

Weight 2.97 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Savoca Numismatik 16th online live-auction (lot 585) in June 2017 for EUR 50. Other specimens: - from eBay, January 2019; weight 2.41 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Janusz Kamiński]; - sold on eBay in April 2019 for USD 48; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2023 for USD 29.05; weight 3.60 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in January 2013 for USD 16.02 [click for picture]; - sold by TimeLine Originals in June 2010 for GBP 125; sold on eBay in February 2015 for EUR 90; weight 3.54 g; diameter 20.64 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of Zafeu [click for picture]; - sold on CGB E-auction 157 (lot 95127) in April 2016 for EUR 87; weight 2.79 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].