RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 95], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [B4 l.].
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; around VOT/V. TSΒVI in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. RIC lists for this obv. legend only bust type B1 (p. 509). However, footnote 94 on p. 509 states that for obv. legend CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES Maurice [Numismatique constantinienne] "records the bust B4 l. in B. [Berlin]; not checked". Note also that B1 for THESSALONICA 95 could be a misprint. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 95.

NOTES

Weight 3.54 g; diameter 20.64 mm. Coin offered on eBay in October 2009 for GBP 125. Other specimens: - specimen offered on Compagnie Générale de Bourse auction in June 2004 for EUR 450; weight 2.79 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].