RIC VII, LYONS [after 221], CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; laurel wreath enclosing VOT/•/•X• in three lines. PLGC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to LYONS 221 (Leu Numismatik web auction 8, lot 1539, 3.05 g, 19 mm) except for the third dot above X (p. 135). Bastien Lyon (318-337) (p. 168-169, no. 181) records this variety as a sub-type. However, in the present author's opinion this third dot is rather a centering dot, merely technical. Otherwise, coin could be listed as a minor variety of LYONS 221 or after LYONS 221.

NOTES

Weight 3.48 g; diameter 18.5 mm. Sold on CGB Monnaies 49 (lot 904) in June 2011 for EUR 167. Other specimens: - sold on CGB Monnaies 55 (lot 385) in October 2012 for EUR 120; weight 2.97 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_168682), sold for EUR 170; weight 3.19 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture]; - from Collection Claude Pisana no. 651; weight 3.41 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate XII, no. 181i); weight 3.05 g [click for picture]; - from Bastien Lyon (318-337) (plate XII, no. 181h); weight 2.45 g [click for picture].