7-785

RIC VII, TRIER [after 578], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS EXERCITVS GALL]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.

REVERSE

VIRTVSEX-ERCITVSGALL [VIRTVS EXERCITVS GALL]; Mars nude, advancing r., chlamys flying, trophy across l. shoulder, holding transverse spear; captive std. on ground on either side. TR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists only similar earlier issue with PTR in exergue [TRIER 192-194] (p. 179). Coin should be listed after TRIER 578.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.30 g. Sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 49 (lot 477) in October 2008 for CHF 4,500; sold on Hirsch auction 372 (lot 2181) in February 2022 for EUR 4,750.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski