7-3431

RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 40], CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

   

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr. cuir.

REVERSE

PRINCIP-IIVVE-NTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; Prince stg. l. in military dress, holding standard and vertical spear; behind, two other standards. SIRM in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to SIRMIUM 40 except for different rev. legend breaks: P-IIVVE-N instead of I-IVVEN-T which sometimes makes for gold and silver coins a separate number in RIC VII (cf. RIC VII TRIER 27-31 or RIC VII TRIER 575 and 576). Coin should be listed after SIRMIUM 40.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.56 g. Coin sold on Künker auction 318 (lot 1915) in March 2019 for EUR 3,200; sold on Künker auction 365 (lot 5436) in March 2019 for EUR 4,000.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski