7-3739

RIC VII, TRIER [before 316], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSPFEXAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F EX (sic!) AVG]; bust r., helmeted, laur., cuir.

REVERSE

BEATATRANQVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX. PTR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested in RIC VII. Also bust type B5 is not attested for Beata series in Trier. Note also crude style, unbroken rev. legend and absence of stars above altar. Not listed in RMBT. Apparently an ancient imitation. Could be noted in RIC before TRIER 316.

NOTES

Weight 2.99 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4522) in December 2023 for CHF 70.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski