7-1805

RIC VII, LYONS [before 62], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G11 l. var.]

   

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., holdiing horse by bridle with r. hand [G11 l. var.].

REVERSE

SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. r., looking l., chlamys across l. shoulder and hanging behind, raising r. hand, globe in l. A in left field, S in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G11 l. var. Not attested for obv. legend 1a (p. 126). Bust type similar to G11 except for absence of spear. Listed in Bastien Lyon - supplément II (p. 135, no. 608α). Coin should be listed in RIC before LYONS 62.

NOTES

Weight 2.62 g; diameter 18 mm. Ex iNumis Mail Bid Sale 28 (lot 293), March 2015. Now in Nicola Tammaro's collection.

Other specimens:

- from Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXVII, no. 608α a) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski