7-2430

RIC VII, TICINUM [before 172], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] AND OBVERSE LEGEND, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN C]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

CESARVMNOSTRORVM [CESARVM (sic!) NOSTRORVM]; laurel wreath enclosing VOT/X. Crescent in middle field. TT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] AND OBVERSE LEGEND, REVERSE VARIETY. Bust type B1 is not attested for Constantine II. Note also strange obv. legend and reverse with legend CESARVM NOSTRORVM instead of DOMINOR • NOSTROR • CAESS. Apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
TICINUM [before 172], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] AND OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 2.44 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2017 for GBP 80. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4761) in December 2023 for CHF 100.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski