6-803

RIC VI, SISCIA [after 57a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TIVSNOBC [CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

VICTOR-IAAVGG [VICTORIA AVGG]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before archway in seven-turreted enclosure. *SIS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to SISCIA 57a (Bertolami Fine Arts 19, lot 776, 2.91 g, 18 mm) except for seven turrets enclosure instead of six and rev. legend break R-I instead of I-A. Coin should be listed after SISCIA 57a.

NOTES

Argenteus. Weight 3.33 g. Ex Freeman & Sear Manhattan Sale III (lot 213), January 2012; sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 219 (lot 495) in March 2014 for EUR 850.

Other specimens:

- sold on Künker auction 377 (lot 6035) in October 2022 for EUR 1,200; weight 3.49 g; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski