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RIC VII, ANTIOCH 88, CONSTANTIUS II, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTINVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTINVS (sic!) 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; between them, two standards. SMALA in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Coin similar to ANTIOCH 88 except for error in obv. legend: FL IVL CONSTANTINVS NOB C instead of FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C (p. 711). Possibly an engraver's slip.

See also:
ALEXANDRIA 60, CONSTANTIUS II, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

NOTES

Weight 2.30 g; diameter 17.5 mm. From Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by six2ten.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski