RIC VII, TRIER [before 315], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [C3 l. var.] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-INVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust l., rad., wearing trabea, holding mappa [C3 l. var.].
REVERSE	BEATATRA-NQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars. PTR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - C3 l. var. Not attested in RIC VII. Listed in RMBT (p. 64, no. 21; this coin). Description of bust after RMBT and could be disputable. In RIC this type is usually described as draped and cuirassed (C3 l.). Cf. LONDON 198 with C3 l. bust type (note, however, that Cloke-Toone also described this bust as mantled). Note also that this type may be regarded as an ancient imitation. Could be noted in RIC before TRIER 315.

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Weight 2.47 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin from the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18204530). Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 2075) in February 2020 for CHF 30; weight 2.69 g; diameter 19 mm; listed in RMBT (p. 64, no. 18a; this coin illustrated on plate XIX) but with wrong description: STR in exergue instead of PTR [click for picture]. - sold on eBay in August 2019 for EUR 7.10; weight 2.10 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].