7-3594

RIC VII, LYONS 24, CONSTANTINE I, [CORRECTION]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSMAXAVGCOSIIII [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG COS IIII]; bust l., laur., wearing trabea, Victory on globe in r. hand [M2 l. var.].

REVERSE

SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., raising r. hand, chlamys across l. shoulder, holding globe. T in left field, F in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. Listed in RIC with bust type K3 l., but actually bust is similar to M2 l. except for globe with Victory instead of globe only. Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 251, no. 554) as corrected LYONS 24 (see footnote 2 on p. 251).

NOTES

Weight 1.26 g (sic!); diameter 17.5 mm. Coin sold on CNG auction 123 (lot 683) in May 2023 for USD 1,200.

Other specimens:

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate LXII, no. 554); weight 3.26 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski