RIC VI, LUGDUNUM 156, CONSTANTIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., sceptre over r. shoulder, studded shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Altar in left field, A in right field. PLC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Bust type similar to MM except for laureate helmet. Note that for this issue RIC does not distinguish plain helmet from laureate helmet or radiate helmet. However, Sutherland sometimes mentions this difference in footnotes (cf. footnote 6 on p. 250 or footnote 3 on p. 251). Note also shield studded instead of plain (cf. footnote 11 on p. 252). See also: LUGDUNUM 171a, CONSTANTIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY

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Weight 10.47 g; diameter 30 mm. Coin offered on A.Tkalec AG auction in May 2010 for CHF 1000.