RIC VII, LYONS 246, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.
REVERSE	Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield seen from side. •CLG (sic!) in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LYONS 246 except for Victory's shield seen from side instead of seen from front. See example of LYONS 246 (weight 2.41 g; diameter 16.5 mm; from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Bruno V.). Note an engraver's error: •CLG instead of •SLG See also: LYONS 246, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P

NOTES

Weight 2.4 g. Coin offered on eBay in August 2007 for $400. Other specimens: - specimen from Grassmoor hoard; weight 2.19 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier].