RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [after 112], CONSTANS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	FLCONSTANSNOBCAES [FL CONSTANS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [B4]
REVERSE	PRINCIPI-IVVE-NTVTIS [PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS]; prince stg. l. in military dress, holding vexillum with r. hand, long sceptre with l. hand; behind, two standards. CONS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4. RIC lists this type for Constans in "Addenda and Corrigenda" as CONSTANTINOPLE 112A (p. 719). Specimen described there (from Emona hoard) has the same obv. legend, but different bust type E8 [bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.] (p. 719). Coin should be listed after CONSTANTINOPLE 112.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.41 g. Coin sold on Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung auction in March 2002 for $2,445.