7-998

RIC VII, ANTIOCH [after 85], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield set on ground; between them, two standards. SMANTS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists issue with m.m. pattern SMANTA only for Constantine I (p. 693). Coin should be listed after ANTIOCH 85.

See also:
ANTIOCH [after 85], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 2.45 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on CGB E-auction 282 (lot 202558) in September 2018 for EUR 60.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in May 2015 for GBP 25.50; weight 2.75 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from Roma Numismatics; weight 2.43 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 100491); weight 2.64 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 100491); weight 2.36 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski